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TIL that the Oarfish is the likely source for most sea serpent tales. And although it’s a deep water species its not to uncommon to see one.

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AB77 TIL hacker Samy Kamkar created a Myspace virus, which made anyone that looked at his profile automatically become his Myspace friend. It spread at a rate of 1000 accounts becoming his friend every second, resulting in over 1 million friends. Samy was raided by the Secret Service and got probation.
xx0B TIL Churchill kept a bed in the Houses of Parliament and believed that napping was the key to his success in leading the country through the Battle of Britain.
N7O4e TIL Christopher Reeve considered suicide after his accident. But all it took was one sentence from his wife for him to never think about suicide again: "...But I want you to know that I'll be with you for the long haul, no matter what. You're still you. And I love you."
9Y45Q TIL Little Caesars' founder Mike Illitch's family received $340 million in taxpayer dollars from the City of Detroit to redevelop a 50-block neighborhood, but instead broke their promises, built 29 surface parking lots, and demolished or abandoned 27 historic buildings.
WbL9 TIL: That hitting the ball around (and not over) the net in tennis is a completely legal move.