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TIL Pigs have been shown to possess ‘astonishingly' good memories and highly developed learning skills

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gOXA TIL that 84% of white tuna served in American sushi restaurants is actually escolar, which is considered toxic by the Japanese government and was banned in 1977
XlLQ TIl wood frogs can freeze solid for up to 8 months. They thaw in the spring with all normal function restored (just in time to bang). Scientists still don’t understand the mechanism that restarts the frogs’ hearts.
VBW94 TIL The French have "bécasse pâté" a dish made from Tapeworms: It consists of an oven roasted woodcock whose intestines are infested with the tapeworm Amoebotaenia lumbrici. After the bird is roasted whole with the innards intact, the intestines are removed and chopped up into a pâté.
b9mBp TIL Marijuana is legal in Washington DC as a “gift” only. You must purchase something else (like a sticker or T-shirt for example) and you choose your marijuana “gift” to receive.
XEOk TIL that ranked by geographic size, the Roman Empire was only the nineteenth biggest ever.