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TIL ruminates like cows and camels gain protein by digesting some of the microbes that grow in their stomachs.

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LLLZ TIL In 2007 MSNBC reporter Mika Brzezinski refused to read a report about Paris Hilton’s release from jail choosing instead to report on more important political news. When her producer tried to get her to push the story again she attempted to light the report on fire and had to be restrained.
AaKg TIL that Bruce Lee’s kicks were so fast, that for one scene in Enter the Dragon they had to re- film it in slow motion so that it wouldn’t appear fake.
KnGR TIL mangrove trees live in saltwater, filter out 99% of salt through their roots, and are literally desalination plants.
xVDpk TIL The first full size nuclear reactor was not for power, but to convert Uranium to Plutonium because Uranium is so difficult to work with. It simplified production from 22,000 workers to only a few dozen.
M7eea TIL: When bug zappers electrocute mosquitos and other insects, they spray a mist containing their body parts up to 2 meters. Some even believe that that residue can transmit the same diseases they carry.