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TIL the only canid known to hibernate is the common raccoon dog.

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EWLX TIL Paul McCartney’s one condition for appearing in the “Lisa the Vegetarian” episode of the Simpsons was that Lisa remain a vegetarian for the rest of the series.
Lk9X0 TIL that the ability to pronounce letters "F" and "V" came from the ancient switch to soft food which resulted in an overbite that resulted in how we say things today.
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vPGG8 TIL about the Brazen bull a torture device used in Ancient Greece. The condemned were locked inside the stomach, a fire was set under it, heating the metal until the person inside was roasted to death, pipes would transfer the screams through the bull's nostrils, as if the bull was bellowing.