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TIL you can monitor the location of every large ship in the world, in real-time

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9QEG TIL That a firefighter was killed during 9/11 because someone jumped from one of top floors and hit him
wVwW TIL On Scrubs, Dr. Cox’s trademark of calling J.D. by girl’s names is what McGinley does in real life (jokingly) to his good friend and neighbor John Cusack.
awY49 TIL a bunghole is a hole bored in a liquid tight barrel to remove its contents. Uses include the making of beer, wine, and fermented foods.
e0mkn TIL that the world’s most venomous animal: a jellyfish, kills by microscopically punching through red-blood cells, releasing potassium and thus, a natural “lethal injection” occurs. Death can occur in as few as two minutes.
78axr TIL that the mascot of the city of Hidalgo, TX is a 10-foot high, 24-foot-long killer bee statue. It was erected in 1992 to commemorate Hidalgo as the first American city to be invaded by an aggressive strain of African bees that resulted in public panic. The bees were initially released in Brazil.