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TIL cockroach infestations can be so bad that the house needs to be burned to the ground surrounded by a ring of fire to prevent any of the little demons from escaping.

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kGdW TIL of the Backfire Effect, in which wrongly held beliefs of people get stronger in the light of contradictory facts and evidence, not the other way around as typically expected.
ADDGB TIL expandable water toys are made possible by superabsorbant materials first used in sanitary pads and adult diapers
v1ep7 TIL that using shm in phrases like "Rainforest Shmainforest" or "Rules Shmules" used to deride or dismiss a concept is called a "shm-reduplication" and is found in English, Yiddish, German, and Turkish speech
kJ1Wm TIL about Johnny Clem, who joined the Union Army as a drummer boy at age 10. Clem became a legend when he shot and killed a Confederate Colonel at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863.
lo561 TIL that in response to the infamous "Poop Cruise", Carnival's court filing stated that the passenger contract "makes absolutely no guarantee for safe passage, a seaworthy vessel, adequate and wholesome food, and sanitary and safe living conditions."