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TIL they never found “bath salts” in the toxicology reports for the Miami Cannibal attack, leaving the ultimate cause of his behavior unknown.

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mxX1P TIL about the blanket octopus that has the most extreme form of sexual dimorphism in the animal kingdom. Females can be up to 6 feet and males are only a few centimeters.
0Gdy TIL that a major cause of human rabies deaths in India is faith healing as people believe that they’ve been impregnated by puppies after being bitten by a dog and consult a healer instead of a doctor before it’s too late. This mass hysteria is called Puppy pregnancy syndrome.
VBYpG TIL the term ‘prequel’ was coined by The Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien, according to his son, Christopher
P1JYG TIL "Up in the Air, Junior Birdmen" wasn't just a nonsense ditty but was the theme song of a national organization started by the Hearst newspaper chain, and had 578,000 members at it peak in 1937
kvpm TIL When Craig Ferguson was in the deep end of his alcoholism he decided to kill himself, only to get distracted on the way by a drink.