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XEVyP TIL Frogfishes have a stocky appearance and rarely swim, preferring to clamber over the sea bottom using their fins as feet. Typically, they take cover lying in wait for prey, and then they strike extremely rapidly in as little as 6 milliseconds. They are found in most tropical oceans. (gif below)
4XmVo TIL Cyndi Laupers hit song "all through the night" was first recorded and written by Jules Shear. Unlike many covers that do not include the original artist, Jules sings throughout Cyndi's recording as backing vocalist and does a heartfelt performance.
oR8A8 TIL a Filipino artist built an 8-foot figure of Transformers' Optimus Prime entirely out of cardboard.
rRJBW TIL during the pre-game broadcast of a September 27, 2009 MLB game between the Mariners and the Blue Jays, announcer Mike Blowers eerily predicted a players 1st homerun with uncanny accuracy.
YOLv TIL there was a koi fish named Hanako that lived for 226 years