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TIL that depending on the situation, a mass of fire ants can act as either a liquid or a solid.

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P15XV TIL Russell Crowe turned down an offer to play Aragorn in the LOTR trilogy that included 10% of the backend grosses (which would've been about $100 million). He felt WB had forced Peter Jackson to make the offer & that Jackson had somebody else in mind & he should be allowed to hire who he wants.
LV6v TIL that if you Google image the number 241543903 you’ll end up with picturs of heads in freezers
7kLO TIL that a single episode of “Family Guy” caused 188,368 FCC complaints after a scene aired where Stewie drinks horse sperm with cereal.
yVJow TIL that the instrument in Samba music that makes a sound like rubbing a balloon or a McDonalds straw in a cup is a percussion instrument called a cuica.
Z8xWa TIL that diamond, despite being the hardest material known, will shatter if hit with a hammer. Hardness means resistance to scratching; toughness is a different property.