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TIL female prawns in prawn farms have one of their eyes cut off

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kOenE TIL of Erica Pratt, who was abducted and locked in a basement when she was seven years old. She escaped her kidnappers in less than 24 hours by gnawing through the duct tape binding her hands and feet, kicking out a panel on the basement door, punching out a window, and then screaming for help.
XEoKj TIL that Americans still have a tax on their phone bill to pay for the 1898 Spanish-American war.
b9QB9 TIL that hospitals give newborns hats to wear to prevent them losing body heat through their head.
rNL9e TIL In 1980, a worker inside a Titan II nuclear missile silo dropped a wrench that fell 80ft and punctured the fuel tank. The volatile fuel was ignited by an extractor fan, and the nuclear warhead was blown clear, landing 100ft from the base entrance.
K7lw TIL the Miami Heat retired Michael Jordan’s number 23 in April 2003 for “contributions to basketball.” He never played for the team.