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TIL the night before Iraq invaded Kuwait there was a soar in pizza orders made by the CIA

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MeJD8 TIL that one of the oldest aquarium fish in the world was a black pacu named Buttkiss. Black Pacus are related to piranhas and generally live 20 years. Buttkiss lived at Cameo Pet Shop in NYC for over 40 years.
ZpApY TIL Daniel Suhr, who was responding to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, was the first firefighter killed in the attacks. He was hit by a falling body.
ADdax TIL, Gropecunt Lane was a street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages, believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas
1aLed TIL that the female Surinam Toad carry her eggs on her back and her skin grows over the eggs. The eggs hatch and go through the tadpole phase under her skin. They emerge from her skin as fully formed mini toads after 3-4 months.
b9l1Q TIL of the 1948 Donora Death Fog, where a thick toxic smog sickened 7000 people and killed 20 in Donora, PA. The smog originated from a U.S. Steel plant, but they never accepted responsibility.