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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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oBv1o TIL of Tycho Brahe, an immensely rich Danish astronomer living in the 16th century that owned not only a midget that could predict the future, but also a pet elk that once drank too much beer on a party, fell down the stairs and died.
nelPW TIL Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth starred in a movie together as Spoon and Stretch. Two druggies trying to use government assistance to get clean.
9wWep TIL that the term limelight (as in being in the limelight or spotlight) dates to a time when actual quicklime was burned to create an intense white light, which could then illuminate a stage
9wBGM TIL that miscommunication during WWII’s invasion of Sicily caused American forces to shoot down their own aircraft.
XmD TIL that being attracted to breasts used to be considered a fetish.