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TIL that platypus will attack hidden batteries in their habitat after sensing their voltage and believing them to be prey.

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d8JbE TIL Lady Jane Grey was the unofficial Queen of England for 9 days after Edward VI nominated her before his death since he didn’t want his Catholic sister, Mary I, to take the throne. She was beheaded by Mary I for treason
yo9M TIL that when Tom Hardy was asked if he’d ever had sex with a man, he responded with “Of course I have. I’m an actor, for fucks sake"
ep4Rk TIL Saffron Powerfully Modulates Anxiety and Depression
gy68 TIL that Senior Chief Robert O'Neill, the Navy SEAL that killed Bin Laden, also rescued Captain Phillips and Marcus Luttrell, the SEAL from the movie “Lone Survivor”.
K8L6 TIL that a teenage girl, Claudette Colvin, did the exact same thing as Rosa Parks months prior, but the NAACP didn’t stand up for her because she was an unwed, teen mother.