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TIL that slime molds have shown an ability to learn and predict periodic unfavorable conditions in laboratory experiments

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D1NXJ TILL during the Night of the Long Knives, the Nazis accidentally killed a music critic called Willi Schmid, when their intended target had been someone with a similar surname. A few days after his death, Rudolf Hess visited Willi’s widow and apologised for the mistake, and offered her a pension.
1mZX TIL that eating lychees, especially unripe, can trigger a fatal brain swelling (encephalopathy) in malnourished children.
QJeVp TIL: Coretta Scott King used to baby sit John Lithgow
VZN0 TIL the line “drugs are bad, m'kay?” from South Park’s Mr Mackey, was referenced by a judge in a marijuana related court case who said Mr Mackey’s words were immortal
0jlj TIL a girl cost her father an $80,000 lawsuit settlement after breaking the confidentiality agreement by posting on Facebook “Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT”.