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TIL that John Williams' first movie score was 1958's "Daddy-O" of MST3K infamy

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R71Ml TIL that fictional vigilante serial-killer and protagonist of hit series ‘Dexter’ used the pseudonym ‘Patrick Bateman’: the name of the serial-killer protagonist of the novel and film “American Psycho”
oR1vK TIL: Banana slugs are hermaphroditic, possessing both male and female reproductive organs. This feature allows them to mate as either sex or even fertilize themselves.
WkLLY TIL Leafcutter ants do not actually eat the leaves they cut, instead, they use them to fuel their fungus-based agriculture.
nemGB TIL that the neurons in an octopus are not concentrated in the brain - 2/3 of them are located in the tentacles meaning that each individual tentacle acts autonomously and independently of the brain. However, an octopus can exert precise control over a tentacle when need be through eyesight alone.
GAwZj TIL When the Wii U failed miserably, the Nintendo CEO halved his own salary for half a year, instead of laying off his employees.