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TIL that in 1942, the HMS Porcupine was split in half by a German torpedo. The two sides were salvaged and renamed the HMS Pork and the HMS Pine.

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epVaD TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin".
1Y5O TIL Chevy Chase once played the drums in a band. He went on to Saturday Night Live, the band went on to become Steely Dan.
pYNg8 TIL that a single Canadian took a town from the Germans.
ADVrn TIL That in 1898 200 white men took over Wilmington NC killing 60 black men and replacing the black councilmen with white men.
XEgyQ TIL of Slowworms and legless lizards. A category if reptiles which are not related to snakes and independently lost their limbs. They have a number of different features from snakes, such as more developed ears and eyes.