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TIL that the tree shrew is the only other mammal (besides humans) that likes spicy food

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PWV TIL there is a spider that can live at elevations >20 000 ft. It relies on bugs being blown to those heights by the wind for food.
EMKw TIL The SR-71 had an armed version called the F-12, which carried three Falcon missiles that were capable of mach 4. The aircraft was actually tested and shot down a bomber from nearly 74,000 feet. It was cancelled when Robert McNamara refused to release its funding, and instead spent it on Vietnam.
L4or TIL the Texas capitol once held a poll to rename their waste disposal department. The winning entry was ‘The Fred Durst Society of the Humanities and Arts.’
wbe7 TIL Jell-O is an especially popular food among Mormons, as the Mormon corridor region has been nicknamed “The Jell-O belt”. The food has even become the official state snack of Utah.
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