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TIL that more than 90% of Greenland sharks are blind, due to a parasite called ‘Ommatokoita elongatathat’ that lives exclusively in the eyes of the sharks, damaging their corneas.

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Lkj4V TIL that mere hours are sufficient to form fossils aka the Medusa Effect aka flash petrification
e0nK6 TIL of a man by the name of Gerald Foo who bought a motel and built viewing panels into the ceiling of the rooms to conduct in-depth sexual research from the attic for 30 years.
yQk5e TIL that a recent study indicated 87% of former football players exhibit signs of significant brain injury. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy -CVT- has been linked to suicidal behavior, dementia, and erratic mood swings. Players as young as high-school aged were found to be affected.
kRKg TIL Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” caused a speaker to catch on fire during its recording
kgLW TIL Meher Baba (an Indian spiritual master) didn’t speak for the last 44 years of his life