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TIL that prior to Steve Irwin's death - he designed and funded a study which discovered that crocodiles can "surf" long distances across the ocean. One of the crocodiles in this study surfed 366 miles within 25 days.

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wK5J TIL that the microwave oven was discovered by accident by an engineer working on radar technology during WWII. While he was standing in front of an active radar in a laboratory, the candybar in his pocket started to melt. He then tried to pop popcorn kernels with the radar to prove his idea.
6EwJw TIL That dogs drink water backwards
rNEbx TIL the Beach Boys didn't get their first number-one in the USA ("I Get Around") until their sixth album, "All Summer Long", which is considered one of the first true concept albums
Q5pp TIL In 1913, a roulette wheel landed on black 26 times in a row. Shortly after, gamblers revisited the wheel to lose millions of francs betting against black, and a statistical fallacy was born.
jjKN TIL that diamonds are not rare or valuable and the reason demand is high is because of a marketing campaign by DeBeers to sell more engagement rings