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TIL that the actor who portrayed the little boy in The Ring is now an attorney for the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the Legislative Director & General Counsel to the Energy & Commerce Committee’s Vice Chair and Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity Subcommittee Emeritus Chair.

jepQ TIL that the Nigersaurus had +500 teeth: 50 columns with 9 replacement teeth behind them. The front ones would be worn out in just a month, making the Nigersaurus the fastest teeth-replacing dinosaur.
gME7D TIL cats are able to fit into any space that they can fit their head due to the fact that they do not have a rigid collar bone, rather a free floating collar bone that allows them to fit into tight spaces.
KOk7w TIL that caffeine doesn't give you energy. It boosts neurotransmitters such as dopamine that is known to affect concentration, while blocking adenosine receptors in the basal forebrain, are what typically signal the brain when it’s time to go to bed.
w4g6 TIL that once it was clear that Constantinople would fall to the Turks, Constantine XI, the last Byzantine emperor, tore of his imperial ornaments and led his soldiers on one last final charge against the invading Turks.
ZpE9R TIL the word “football” is confusingly used interchangeably across the world. The sports most frequently referred to as simply football are Association Football (Soccer), American Football, Australian Football, Canadian Football, Gaelic Football, Rugby League Football & Rugby Union Football