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TIL the animal with the smallest known brain-to-body mass ratio, generally considered to be an accurate approximation of intelligence, is called the "Bony-eared Assfish"

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4gGR TIL that Gordon Ramsay challenged James May from Top Gear to eat three delicacies as a “test of a man.” The third delicacy was rotten shark, which Ramsay spat out, while May finished and responded, “You disappoint me, Ramsay.”
Xger TIL in 1987 a former airline worker shot his boss mid-flight, causing the stewardess to tell the pilot “we have a problem”. The pilot asked “what kind of problem?”, and at that moment the man shot the stewardess dead and announced “I’m the problem” before murdering the pilots and crashing the plane
neyKr TIL that Wrigley Juicy Fruit chewing gum has been around since 1893 and that its vague flavor actually is based on fruit.
OWL4 TIL Major Harold Hering was discharged from the Air Force in late 1973 for asking the question “How can I know that an order I receive to launch my (nuclear) missiles came from a sane president?” under Richard Nixon.
wL8e7 TIL that, without seeking the consent of the people of Oklahoma City, the FAA sounded 1,253 sonic booms in the sky to see if the citizens would mind. Six months and hundreds of broken windows later Oklahoma City residents were furious, and soon after the supersonic flight initiative was canceled.