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TIL the top of UPS trucks are white to act as a big translucent skylight so the drivers can see inside without the use of electricity.

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awm0L TIL the most searched gymnast, Simon Biles who took home five medals at the Rio Olympics, four of them gold, pioneered new moves, known as "The Biles" and "The Biles II"
QNlNL TIL that “splooting” is actually a technical term that means lying in a spread-eagled, prone posture. It is typically performed by four-legged mammals such as dogs and squirrels when they wish to relax or cool down. It may also be known as frogging or pancaking.
kJ7dm TIL some frogs in South/Central America have the rare ability to become nearly transparent when they're sleeping but look opaque reddish-brown when hopping around. Using light and ultrasound imaging technology they found the frogs concentrate their blood in their liver, draining them of most color.
p6jG TIL: An Electrical Engineer once named his five children Electron, Positron, Neutron, Deutron and Proton. One of those children is Doctor Electron Kebebew who is a leading cancer researcher and top earning civil-servant in the US.
AEmx TIL Kodak had weapons grade uranium in their Rochester Labs until 2007