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TIL that Platypuses glow under UV light
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TIL When male chicks are born in egg farms, they are considered useless. Thus, they are disposed of, by grinding them alive.
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TIL The tires for the Bugatti Veyron cost $42,000 for a set. They last 15 minutes at top speed. The wheels have to be replaced every other tire change at $69,000 a set.
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TIL Turbo button on old PC’s actually slowed the CPU down so that older programs which used CPU for timing could run correctly.
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TIL American President Jimmy Carter issued complete pardons for draft avoiders and contentious objectors during the Vietnam War.
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TIL that it takes 243 Earth-days for Venus to rotate about its axis, yet it takes 225 Earth-days for Venus to orbit the sun. That means that, on Venus, a day takes longer than a year.