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TIL A quarter of all known animal species are beetles.

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6EQ7W TIL that in 2009, a 10 year old girl suffering from cancer had a dying wish to watch Pixar's Up. Pixar granted her wish, flew to her home with a DVD of the movie and held a private screening of the film. She died later that night.
R7KJj TIL the co-creator of Street Fighter, Takashi Nishiyama, also created and produced titles such as Moon Patrol, Kung Fu Master, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting and The King of Fighters.
Y7Eav TIL that Blackie the ship's cat on the HMS Prince of Wales survived the sinking of the vessel that claimed 327 lives
OG5kg TIL that "Jews for Hitler" was a real organization. It was called the Association of German National Jews. It was disbanded after the Nazis came to power and its founder was sent to a concentration camp.
EgPVp TIL that the Slurpee was invented by accident when a Dairy Queen owner would provide frozen soda, from a cooler, to customers when his soda fountain would break down. The owner, Omar Knedlik, improvised the Icee machine out of car parts, which was eventually licensed by 7-11, to become the Slurpee.