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TIL that snakes can help predict earthquakes.

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yQQvw TIL Celery makes some People's tongues numb
ADL7B TIL in the original Star Wars movie, Darth Vader was only on screen for a total of 8 minutes and 6 seconds.
v1mZK TIL of Masaniello, an ordinary fisherman in Naples, who in 1647, organized a revolt against the government in a single day over a newly imposed fruit tax, and was declared by the people and Duke himself as “captain-general” of Naples... only to be assassinated 9 days later.
YZ8d TIL: Journalist Dorothy Kilgallen was the only person to have a private interview with Jack Ruby, the man who shot Lee Oswald. She told friends about the JFK assassination “If its the last thing I do I’m going to break this case” -she never did. She was found dead in mysterious circumstances.
9YgoX Til that cylinder pillows are called “bolsters” I have been calling them “hot dog pillows before learning this