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TIL: That weird European helmet with a spike coming out of the top isn’t supposed to be a horn; they’re so you can wear an animal’s tail hair. (You’d tie a plume of your horse’s hair together & stab it onto the spike.)

by whatilearned June 2, 2023, 7:02 am

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If animals could talk, which species do you think would be the most sarcastic and why?

by QuestionGuy May 30, 2023, 7:46 am

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If animals could talk, which species would be the most annoying and why?

by QuestionGuy May 27, 2023, 2:06 am

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TIL Archduke Franz Ferdinand killed almost 300,000 animals | Ferdinand was an avid hunter and tallied his kills in a massive journal. The total amounted to 272,511

by whatilearned May 26, 2023, 2:58 am

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TIL that while humans have abandoned the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, plants and animals are thriving despite the high radiation.

by whatilearned May 24, 2023, 1:15 am

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TIL: The US Army looked into using biodegradable ammunition which planted a seed after being fired to grow food for animals

by whatilearned May 22, 2023, 5:53 am

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TIL that many animals spend much of their time doing nothing, even those we think of as particularly busy. “If you look at a colony of ants, or bees, or any social insect really, maybe a little bit less than half of them are just standing around doing what looks like nothing.”

by whatilearned May 14, 2023, 8:33 pm

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TIL modern fruit is becoming too sweet for zoo animals after years of genetic modification.

by whatilearned May 11, 2023, 4:25 am

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TIL the Monastic community of Mount Athos, despite being part of the EU like the rest of Greece hold a special jurisdiction that empowers them to restrict the free movement of people and goods. In particular, only males are allowed to enter, while women and most female animals are banned.

by whatilearned May 9, 2023, 7:28 pm

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TIL of Wagahai, a Japanese pronoun used almost exclusively by fictional talking animals.

by whatilearned May 8, 2023, 8:57 pm

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If animals could talk, which would be the smartest?

by QuestionGuy May 8, 2023, 9:20 am

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TIL: The sahara desert was full of life several thousand years ago and there’s even ancient rock art in the sahara that shows animals that only live in wetlands. Some historians believe the cultural memory of the green sahara drying up still exists today as the story of the garden of eden.

by whatilearned May 6, 2023, 7:56 pm

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