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TIL the band Creed once put on such a bad show that a $2,000,000 class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all of the fans in attendance.

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YdQr TIL of an evolutionary rock-paper-scissors mechanism. Three variants of the Common Side-Blotched Lizard compete for mates; Orange males are adapted to steal mates from Blue males, who are adapted to steal mates from Yellow males, who in turn are adapted to steal mates from Orange males.
R78w4 When you look at sporting achievements over the last decades, it seems like humans have gotten faster, better and stronger in nearly every way. Yet as David Epstein points out in this delightfully counter-intuitive talk, we might want to lay off the self-congratulation. Many factors are at play in shattering athletic records, and the development of our natural talents is just one of them.
eKpJ TIL The real Mark Zuckerberg had never heard of an Appletini before he watched ‘The Social Network’. After he tried one, he liked it so much he made the Appletini Facebook’s official drink.
78g0x TIL the first time that a sighting of orcas killing a great white shark in Australian waters was documented was by a group of 23 tourists while shark cage diving. The group watched as a pod of 4 adults and 2 calves would herd the shark to the surface and slam it until the hunt was completed.
yQkGa TIL that even mild dehydration — about 1.5% loss in normal water volume — can affect your disposition, energy level, and ability to concentrate.