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TIL prey animals like goats and sheep have horizontally elongated pupils to have panoramic vision while predators like foxes and domestic cats have vertically elongated pupils to judge distance while stalking prey.

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wEvP TIL that in 1956 soviet scientists proposed building a 55 mile dam spanning the Bering Strait with the intention of transforming the climate of North Asia, America, and northeastern Europe.
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