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TIL Susan Backlinie the actress who played the 1st shark attack victim in the movie Jaws, wasnt actually injured by the harness as was heavily rumoured to be the reason for her realistic screams in fact it was due to being shocked after intentionally not being warned when she would start to be moved

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MeQNV TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive
BnRK TIL Anemones conduct war, with armies divided into ranks such as scouts, warriors, etc. Scouts look for space, while warriors slap enemies in rows of up to 4. Weak ones focus on reproduction to create troops. Each army organizes ranks differently. Front lines are formed, and wars can last for years.
P11pE TIL that a story exists in the mythology of the Chinook peoples where an anthropomorphic coyote is insulted, and later taught to catch salmon, by a talking pile of his own feces
awbEZ TIL that Japan does not have as many forest fires as the US although Japan is largely covered with vast forests and has really hot summers.
a80Nb TIL: Ancient Greeks used beacons atop mountains for more than communication of something/nothing; beacons were used to communicate actual words.