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TIL that the most of the methane cows produce doesn't come out in farts but instead from burps.

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4XPd5 TIL about the Mirror test, which attempts to determine if an animal possesses the ability of visual self-recognition. The animal gets marked and is then given a mirror. If the animal investigates the mark,it is taken as an indication that the animal perceives the reflected image as itself.
OoDL7 TIL when the "Red Baron" was shot down and killed in combat, his enemies buried him with full military honors and a wreath that said: "To Our Gallant and Worthy Foe"
mxlZv TIL That PepsiCo owns Lays, Doritos and Tropicana and generates 1.5x more revenue than its rival, the Coca-Cola Company
8XxZ TIL that the dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a ‘nurdle’
9YKA7 TIL Belgium is the world’s largest kangaroo meat importer. Sad part is that they’re taken down quiet cruelly: “Each year, about 1.6 million kangaroos are hunted and killed in particularly cruel conditions.”