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TIL a species of pig, the Barbirusas, has tusks that can grow long enough to penetrate its own skull, killing it

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ADm5o TIL that fish can have Depression
9mmD TIL that on November 22, 1963, just hours after JFK’s assassination, comedian Lenny Bruce performed a scheduled nightclub gig. Bruce walked up on stage and stood in silence for a few moments. Then, referring to the famed JFK impersonator, he stated in a sad voice “Boy, is Vaughn Meader fucked.”
01OR TIL: Many sports stadiums sell watered-down 3.2% ABV beer without disclosing this to consumers.
5wRR TIL That the idea of “slow metabolism” causing obesity is a myth and it is “innate laziness” or lower levels of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) that causes weight gain
GY6EE TIL: The reason that Moths are attracted to light is because prior to man-made artificial lighting, they used the light of the moon to help them navigate, so they mistake lights with light of the moon!