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TIL that Human Skin is actually toxic to Earthworms

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nWVxd TIL In 1984, an early version of the all girl Glam Metal band Vixen appeared in the movie Hardbodies, as the on-screen band Diaper Rash.
VB6RD TIL Selena Gomez named her kidney “Fred” after Fred Armisen who created and starred in her favorite show, Portlandia. Gomez received a kidney transplant from her friend, Francia Raisa, back in 2017.
Bnkx TIL there is a mountain in Australia named Mt. Disappointment, named as the explorers found the view from it sub par and wanted to reflect that.
n0lG TIL in Pakistan and India smoking scorpions to get high is a growing trend. The high lasts about 10 hours, with the first 6 being quite painful. Addicts of scorpion smoking describe it as more addictive than heroin, saying the hallucinations make “Everything appears like it is dancing.”
6p6Y TIL that when famed jeweler Harry Winston donated the 45 carat Hope Diamond, valued at $200 to $250 million USD, to the Smithsonian, he simply shipped it via the US Postal Service in a box wrapped in brown paper.