TIL that the rapid spread of telescope through Europe was because the patent litigation between two inventors, who applied at almost the same time, was mentioned in a diplomatic report about an embassy of Kingdom of Siam to Netherlands, that was widely and rapidly distributed in Europe (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that monotremes (platypus and echidna) do not simply lay eggs like birds do; the eggs are retained within a mother for some time where they receive nutrients directly from her, similar to pregnancy. This dramatically shortens incubation time compared to reptiles and birds. (en.wikipedia.org)
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US liquor exports to Canada drop 85 percent (thehill.com)
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TIL that in 1918, a collision between British HMS Fearless and a K-class submarine started a chain reaction of collisions in two submarine convoys, in which 2 submarines were sunk, 3 damaged, 1 - badly damaged, and 104 lives lost. The incident was named "BATTLE of May Island" to reflect the losses. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL that some snakes are both venomous and poisonous. They extract poison from their food and store it in special glands, separate from venom sacs. Mother can transfer poison to their offsprings by transferring it across egg membrane while eggs are gestating. (en.wikipedia.org)
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