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TIL in 2005 a 73-year-old Kenyan man killed a leopard with his bare hands by ripping its tongue out

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mxJXR TIL that Sea Stars will purposely detach an arm as a means of asexual reproduction and the new Sea Star will be an exact genetic replica. In fact, some species do this as a dominant form of reproduction.
QN4ra TIL about the Thalidomide scandal in the 1950s and 1960s, which resulted in thousands of children being born with severe birth defects after their mothers took the drug during pregnancy, leading to increased regulation of pharmaceuticals worldwide.
jWZn TIL that the muscular fish found frequently in Spongebob is actually supposed to be a goldfish…and is named Frank.
xmK5 TIL after a millionaire gave everyone in a Florida neighborhood free college scholarships and free daycare, crime rate was cut in half and high school graduation rate increased from 25% to 100%.
loBXB Today I learned that Mel Brooks rigged up an extra finger for himself when he made his hand print in front of the Chinese Theater.