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TIL Peter Pan was originally a 6 year old sociopath with a knack for killing.

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xYLB TIL that a Spanish woman claimed ownership of the Sun in 2010, using a loophole in the Space Treaty of 1967. Spanish courts validated her claim and she proceeded to charge companies that use solar energy. In 2015 she sued ebay after her account was blocked for selling plots of land on the Sun.
b1oQ TIL in 2015, FBI hair examiners knowingly gave erroneous testimony; they overstated results to benefit the prosecution in 95% of cases over previous 20 years.
KORb9 TIL the shape of the letter M is derived from the hieroglyphic for water, hence the similarity of ripples
R7RMl TIL Bill Murray auditioned for the role of Sulley in Monsters, Inc., but the director, Pete Docter, said that when they decided to offer it to Murray, they were unable track down the elusive actor because he had replaced his team of agents with a toll free 1-800 number. They took that to mean "no".
eDek TIL That this fruit is the world’s shiniest living thing