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R7bZl TIL one of the last wishes of Terry Pratchet, author of the Discworld Universe, was to have all his unfinished works crushed by a steamroller. The author’s wishes were fulfilled in 2015 when he passed from Alzheimer’s and the reason for it was so his work wasn’t mishandled after his death.
16w5W TIL that Nike’s famous “Just Do It” slogan was inspired by murderer Gary Gilmore’s last words, moments before he was executed by a firing squad in 1977.
xVpjg TIL many moth species have developed sonic defenses to help camouflage themselves from bats. One example is the male hawk moth which stridulates their genitalia mid flight to produce a sound at that effectively acts like a sonar jammer.
kJ1be TIL Granula, the first breakfast cereal, was introduced in 1863; to be able to chew it, you had to soak it overnight.
vPaV4 TIL: The Water Level of Spirit Lake Was Permanently Raised by 200ft due to a Volcanic Eruption 40 Years Ago, Preserving a Floating Forest of Fallen Trees