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TIL The axolotl, a type of salamander native to Mexico, has an incredible ability to regenerate not just its limbs but also its heart, spine, and parts of its brain without scarring.

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5Vxr9 TIL the amount of time between the first settlement of New Zealand by the indigenous Māori and their first contact with Europeans is shorter than the time between their first contact with Europeans and the present day. New Zealand was unoccupied by humans until 1320.
wLkEP TIL Gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta's "Good Fellas" character was based on him) was put in the Federal Witness Program. However, after multiple relocations the Feds finally kicked him out because he kept getting drunk and telling his neighbors who he really was.
KOdkE TIL that not only was King Richard III found buried under a city car park, but coincidentally was almost directly under a large painted "R" for Reserved
x6LXg TIL that Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's full title was "His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, CBE, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular"
v1Q48 TIL Public news stations are legally required to play political campaign ads AS IS, even if they include libelous or blatantly false information.