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TIL A species of snail with a metallic armour of iron has been discovered living on the bases of a hydrothermal vent field in the Indian Ocean. Only living creature to have ax exoskeleton re-enforced with metal.

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R7gYl TIL that the ‘declinism bias’ makes us think the world is getting worse despite evidence to the contrary.
WmZA TIL: Quoted over $60,000 for dental work, a man ended up traveling outside of the US to get the same treatment done for $3,000 from a dentist in Mexico.
EEpV TIL that after the American Revolution, 14,000 Loyalists fled to western Nova Scotia. They were treated poorly by the existing population, so Loyalists pressed for the creation of a “Loyalist colony” that would be “the envy of the American states”. The British created New Brunswick for them.
78E97 TIL that air conditioning was originally invented not for comfort, but to control humidity in a printing company to prevent issues with paper and ink.
J1NWl TIL that contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage, let alone death.