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TIL of the Deep Scattering Ocean Layer. Initially mistaken by early sonar for the seabed, it turned out to be composed of millions of deep sea fish

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Z8RQR TIL large pepper grinders are named "Rubirosas" after Porfirio Rubirosa, a Dominican diplomat and playboy who had a reputedly humungous penis
9wrPB TIL about “Shaggy defense” - a legal defense strategy in which a person denies an accusation with the simple defense of "it wasn't me", despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary
OG5Ag TIL Stanley Kubrick was a chess hustler, spending days down in Washington Square Park earning money against the regulars who haunted it. During the 1950s, Kubrick would often be found in Washington Square, a park in New York City, playing chess from 12 noon until 12 midnight
kO854 TIL the World Cup has a statistically significant effect on birth rates, the male/female sex ratio of newborns, and heart attacks in nations whose national teams are competing.
vlvj TIL any member of the French Foreign Legion wounded while defending France can immediately apply for French citizenship as he is “French by spilled blood”