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TIL some male butterflies mark girl butterflies with a repulsive stench while doing sex in order to deter competing male rivals

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4656 TIL an 18 year old marine singlehandedly persuaded 1,500 soldiers at the battle of Saipan to surrender. He was only able to do this because his japanese foster parents had taken him in off the streets when he was 12 and taught him their language.
Brvwd TIL that Adam West and Frank Gorshin were once kicked out of an orgy because they stayed in their Batman characters during the orgy.
bolj TIL Spongebob’s Bikini Bottom is based on the nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll during the 40’s and 50’s. Hence, radiation makes talking sponges and starfish.
YAQr TIL the BBC ran a contest asking vacationers for pictures of French beaches prior to D-Day to help gather intelligence and determine whether the beach was suitable for an amphibious landing.
VmZ0 TIL Martin Luther King’s thoughts on Nixon: “Nixon has a genius for convincing one that he is sincere. When you are close to Nixon he almost disarms you with his apparent sincerity. (…) I would conclude by saying that if Richard Nixon is not sincere, he is the most dangerous man in America.”