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TIL: Horses have the largest eyes of any land mammal

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epMEL TIL that Vampires, in traditional folklore, suffered from arithmomania, a form of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) that revolves around numbers and counting
pYRAe TIL: The Dalaketnon are the Filipino folklore equivalent of elves. They live in trees, have pointy ears, are attractive, tall, but the males are light skinned while the females are dark skinned. However, they can enslave humans by feeding them black rice and they have telekinetic powers.
p8EkA TIL Spencer Elden is the name of the baby on the iconic cover of Nirvanas “Nevermind” Album.
nWEgW TIL of the dhole - an asian species of "Wild Dog" that bears a striking resemblence to foxes. They are unrelated.
rNAow TIL About a third of the elk in Yellowstone Park died as a result of the 1988 forest fires. The elk population had almost recovered by January 1995 when wolves were reintroduced. Since wolves are back in Yellowstone, the elk population has dropped about 80 percent.