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TIL that the Spinifex Hopping Mouse has one of the most efficient kidneys of any animal and creates its own water through metabolic processes. They produce solid urine with very little water.

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Me76b TIL that during Charles Manson's trial, the judge began carrying a revolver under his robe after Manson charged at him with a pencil.
OoEYg TIL about Silver Apples, the pop duo from the ‘60s that used WWII oscillators to make the first synth-pop music, sharply gaining massive popularity before disappearing due to a lawsuit regarding a controversial album cover and being largely forgotten until recently.
wLjYY TIL In Canada, One-person households became the most common type of household for the first time in 2016, surpassing couples with children. Higher separation and divorce rates have led to more people living alone instead of in couples
0d80M TIL A hang-gliding world record was set in 1989 by Kevin Christopherson, who rode an updraft 287 miles (462 km) from Bairoil, Wyoming to North Dakota
GAvkg TIL the " Where do we go now? " ending to Guns N Roses " Sweet Child O' Mine " came about because the band couldn't figure out how to end this part of the track.