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TIL Pistol Shrimp is one of the loudest animal on the earth.

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ojKY TIL that although Porsche is owned by Volkswagen Group, Volkswagen Group is owned by Porsche Holdings.
40yo TIL that 7th Century general Khalid bin al-Waleed swallowed poison to demonstrate how much of a hard-ass he was. Instantly shrugging it off because he’d built up resistance since childhood, his enemy immediately surrendered.
ADJpg TIL that on the day of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, officials from BP were on board to congratulate the crew for "7 years of operations without a time-loss incident"
R74o4 TIL The Vagabonds Act (1547) stated "if anyone refuses to work, he shall be condemned as a slave to the person who has denounced him as an idler." The owner could then force the new slave to do any work "no matter how vile." If the slave escaped three times, you could execute them.
yVoBX TIL Fire Ants are an invasive species to the US. The FDA estimates $5 Billion is spent annually on medical treatment, damage, and control in Red Imported Fire Ant infested areas.