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TIL the Sea Cucumber breathes through its anus.

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KOZMB TIL when the movie The Death of Sta lin got banned in Russia, 58% of Russians from a poll by Public Research Center said they would watch the movie if the ban were lifted. The movie has been illegally downloaded around 1.5 million times over there
neMnd TIL About the Great Noting, a Giant Void in the space with an underdensity of galaxies in this region
e05nE TIL in Chinese/East Asian culture, the Tiger - not the Lion- is considered the King of all Animals. This is so because it is the biggest land-predator in East Asia, and- more importantly- the markings on its forehead resemble the Chinese character for King/Monarch: "王."
w10Y TIL Lurleen Wallace, who would become governor of Alabama, was diagnosed with cancer in 1961 but neither her doctor nor her husband Governor George Wallace bothered to let her know so she went without treatment for FOUR YEARS. The cancer killed her only 15 months into her term.
8488 TIL A pine tree planted in 2004 in memory of former Beatle George Harrison died after being infested by beetles.