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TIL There is an Island in the Bahamas Inhabited Only by Swimming Pigs

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9YkZB TIL Polar bears actually have black skin and clear hollow fur. The clear and hollow fur enables the sun rays to get to the black skin that keeps the polar bears warm in the cold climate.
789aL TIL Germany requires a lifeline lane called Rettungsgasse—drivers must clear a path for emergency vehicles in traffic jams.
EgJAW TIL fewer than one third of women 18-25 know that alcohol increases risk of breast cancer
QNvlM TIL that during the Falklands War, landmines unintentionally created safe havens for penguins. Too light to trigger the mines, they thrive and breed in these protected areas.
nW8xG TIL that the gender of a sea turtle is based off the temperature of the eggs incubation. 27.7 degrees Celsius and below will be male, and 31 degrees Celsius and above will be female. In between both temperatures can create either male or female.