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

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w6V6 TIL that in 2012, IBM created a short film titled, “A Boy And His Atom,” using stop-motion of individual Carbon atoms magnified at over 100,000,000 times. Guinness World Records has verified it as “The World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Film.”
NXjlM TIL that alpacas hum, especially when young. They hum to signal distress, but also when they're curious or happy.
PN0E TIL there’s a shrine in Bangkok to a naughty old beggar. After one man prayed at the shrine and won the lottery, he rewarded the beggar with a troupe of sexy dancers. Now people regularly bring dancers to the shrine to seek good fortune (with video)
9YBpM TIL Australian gum-trees have evolved to have highly flammable leaves and bark to encourage bushfires. The leaves and bark are full of oil, making bushfires spread easily and quickly.
59j8 TIL Field Marshal Rommel was involved in the 20 July plot against Hitler but, because of Rommel’s immense popularity, Hitler decided to force him to commit suicide rather than have him tried as a traitor with the other conspirators. The public were told he died from combat wounds.