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TIL: Giant Tortoises lacked a scientific name for 300 years; as sailors devoured them on return trips.

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Wk70o TIL to make their caches easier to remember, squirrels organize nuts according to size and species when hiding them for later consumption.
AD1Ko TIL that oral sex was de jure illegal in parts of the United States until 2003.
D1QWD TIL the word "dashboard" originated as a barrier of wood or leather fixed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect the driver from mud or other debris "dashed up" (thrown up) by the horses' hooves.