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TIL that Platypuses glow under UV light

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W80d TIL that the lowland gorilla’s scientific name is actually “Gorilla gorilla gorilla”.
6ePJ TIL: The origin of saying “Bless you” after someone sneezes dates back to at least 77AD and may be due to (amongst other things) people originally believing that a person’s soul could be thrown from their body when they sneezed
R55b1 TIL New Zealand kea birds can be taught to use touchscreens with their tongues.
XBNQ TIL there’s a sequel to Fight Club, writer Chuck Palahniuk published it in Graphic Novel format - the story takes place 10 years after after the events of the book/film and is told from the restrained perspective of Tyler Durden as he sits in the subconscious of the narrator.
QJEkE TIL the Cuvier’s beaked whale has a foldable rib cage. When diving to extreme depths they can collapse their lungs in order to survive the water pressure. All of their oxygen is stored in their blood and muscles.