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TIL the Philippine Tarsier is known to commit suicide in captivity by smashing its own head against rocks.

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b9kQ0 TIL that in 1973 the Irish Republican Army (IRA) hijacked a helicopter, flew to Mountjoy Prison in Dublin, landed in the exercise yard and helped three volunteers escape. It was dubbed 'the escape of the century' and made headlines around the world
a8VXL TIL that Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft and famous for his exuberant personality, shouted so much that he had to get surgery for his vocal cord.
gMVE9 TIL during the 1999 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt one of the teams managed to build a working nuclear reactor from scratch.
J4lQ TIL An expedition to the Titanic accidentally recovered “a wedding band and part of a human finger”, confirming that human remains still exist on the wreck.
ewJk TIL That a 78 year old man has, since the 80’s, been building a doomsday shelter that can house 500 people, is heavily fortified, runs on internal generators, and has a decontamination room, a radio station, and a chapel. Also anyone is welcome free of charge.