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TIL that there is a newly discovered (2023) species of shrimp which lives on trees on the Cyclops Mountains of Papua. It can jump between trees using its hindlegs to run away from predators.

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OoeXY TIL of Michael Durant, who was taken prisoner in Mogadishu in 1993. He was tortured for 11 days until he heard a helicopter playing “Hell’s Bells” by AC/DC. His superiors knew it was his favorite song, so they had rigged a helicopter with a loudspeaker and flown over the city looking for him.
nBmW TIL Every GoldenEye 007 N64 cartridge contains a fully functional ZX Spectrum emulator with ten Rare developed games
GYyaE TIL that nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict - the country have a 99.9% conviction rate.
MejaW TIL that the little blue pill makes cut flowers stand up straight longer (by a whole week)
9Y9wQ TIL that 420 mile markers are being replaced by 419.9 markers because of theft.