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TIL the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog is being bred in captivity in order to preserve the species.

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x6Oj5 TIL of the “Squeeze”, which was a type of accident in the early days of diving where a catastrophic loss of pressure in the diving suit of the diver. The immense pressure would suck the skin and organs up into the heavy copper diving helmet, leaving the bones and straps of flesh in the diving suit.
J7E4 TIL During the Islamic Golden Age (~750- 1258) all citizens had free health care
EgEjx TIL ⚡ Lightning bolts can indeed produce 1.21 gigawatts needed to power the DeLorean in Back to the Future
m1OkY TIL FBI agents visiting the loan shark and murderer Sam DeStefano to question him, would be served special blend of coffee with an unusual taste. After they discovered this was caused by DeStefano urinating in the beverages, one agent was never able to drink coffee again.