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TIL that tennis and basketball courts sometimes develop "dead spots" where the ball doesn't bounce

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OaG4 TIL Indian Vulture suffered a 99% population decrease in Indo-Pak between 2000-2007 due to poisoning caused by the veterinary drug diclofenac. (Reduces joint pain in cattle and keeps them working for longer in old age). The drug enters vultures from the flesh of dead cattle.
XELek TIL It is a popular myth that a komodo dragon's bite causes death because the mouth of a komodo dragon is so filthy that the bitten animal ultimately dies of a bacterial infection. In fact, a komodo dragon's mouth is just as clean as most animals and it instead relies on venom to hunt prey.
OLYg TIL the American Humane Association withheld its “no animals were harmed…” disclaimer for “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” because the filmmakers accidentally killed several tropical fish while making the movie
RYea TIL a Cuban cow was killed in 1960 by debris from a failed US satellite.
p80k8 TIL a Revolutionary-era wooden ship was found on the site of the World Trade Center during excavations after 9/11