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TIL that Carl Linnaeus was invited by the mayor of Hamburg to see his taxidermied 7-headed hydra. Linnaeus quickly determined it was a fake held together with glue, and had to flee the city after he publicly said so, ruining the mayor's hopes of selling it for a large fortune.

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nGV7 TIL that there is a real criminal called Dr. Chaos who is currently being held in Federal supermax prison in Colorado for causing 28 power failures and hoarding large amounts of cyanide.
kOdb5 TIL: Bill Watterson never licensed Calvin and Hobbes. Anything sold with Calvin and Hobbes on them, such as the Bumper stickers depicting Calvin urinating on something are unlicensed knock-offs. He once said: "Only thieves and vandals have made money on Calvin and Hobbes merchandise."
j6B7M TIL that about 10% to 20% of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. But the actual number is likely higher. This is because many miscarriages happen early on, before people realize they're pregnant.
46BR TIL Bruce Lee the champion Kung Fu fighter, died because his friend had given him aspirin after complaining of a headache. Never taken aspirin before, he did not know he was allergic.
epRwE TIL that Pixar originated in 1974 as a university lab that tried to make a computer-generated film. Realizing that computers weren’t good enough, the lab workers joined the film industry, made special effects and sold software and hardware until technology in the early 90s let them make “Toy Story.”