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TIL When confronted, short-horned lizards shoot streams of blood from the corner of their eyes as a defense mechanism.

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J1Yxj TIL in 1998 in a bar, 25 year old pro wrestler Big Show was harassed with derogatory remarks by a 30 year old man named Robert Sawyer, who is himself 6'6 (1.98m) and 220 pounds (100kg). After having enough, Big Show punched Sawyer, shattering the latter's jaw in the process.
KYlMJ TIL that there is a non-alcoholic drink named after child star, Freddy Bartholomew. Unlike the Shirley Temple, this one is made from ginger ale and lime juice.
woXbW TIL The Nazi rewards program, "Strength Through Joy", gave workers a shot at prizes like theatre trips, picnics, and cheap travel! It began after Hitler abolished unions, upped the max workweek to 72 hours, and outlawed going on strike, wage bargaining, or leaving work without permission.
VDG TIL George Washington refused to accept a salary while in office, and instead, simply asked to be reimbursed for his expenses at the end of the war
kOeke TIL that in 2002 a NASA intern stole a safe full of moon rocks. To celebrate his crime he laid the rocks on a bed and had sex with his girlfriend on top of them.