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TIL that Bob Denver allowed Make-a-Wish kids to rescue him from an island. In full Gilligan costume.

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PY4kZ TIL cockroaches are social and when they are in groups they make decisions collectively.
V4N0 TIL that Paul McCartney started the recording of “Hey Jude” without knowing that Ringo was absent and sitting on the toilet. Ringo tiptoed his way back into the studio just in time for the drums to come on.
gM9XD TIL the Germans put a weather station in North America in 1943 during World War 2 and no one noticed until 1977.
bENZ TIL In May 1830, four men armed with scissors and razors attacked a man in an attempt to shave his beard. The man fended off and wounded his attackers using a jackknife but was charged with “unprovoked assault” and spent more than a year in jail for refusing to pay a $10 fine.
N7G6E TIL the reason why chocolate is so comforting for us, is probably that the ratio 2g sugar to 1g fat is only naturally occuring in breastmilk.