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TIL two thirds of teenagers in the UK are atheists

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GY9d1 TIL that dolphins get high off puffer fish by holding the fish in their mouths and passing it around between them, causing the fish to release defense toxins which are euphoric in low doses. After they get high, they let the puffer fish go.
DQWgj TIL of the Scienceers, one of the first regularly meeting science fiction clubs and pioneers of the scifi fandom. The club's first leader, Warren Fitzgerald, was also the club's only black member. Additionally, one of the members was Mort Weisinger, who would go on to create Aquaman and Green Arrow.
OGYJY TIL some of the lyrics in Barenaked Ladies' "If I Had $1000000" are references to things Michael Jackson bought in the 1980s, including exotic animals, John Merrick's remains, a monkey and a green dress (for Elizabeth Taylor)
dM5j TIL in the first draft of the Anchorman script, the story was about a planeload of news anchors who crash in the mountains and discover that the plane which they collided was carrying monkeys and martial arts equipment, leading to a battle between cannibalistic newsmen and star-throwing monkeys
rReO1 TIL Steve Carrell’s reaction to his goodbye song in S7 E21 “Michael’s Last Dundies” was completely genuine and the cast rehearsed the song without him knowing.