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TIL Snuffleupagus was a child of divorced parents according to an unaired episode of Sesame Street.

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oRWkW TIL Red-Eyed Tree Frogs use “Flash Coloration” which describes when an organism displays certain colors at rest versus in motion. When the frog is startled, it can flash its bright red eyes, orange webbed feet, and blue/yellow lateral stripes, which startles predators and allows the frog to escape.
xVMOD TIL when a 30-yr-old woman in Canada was shot in her left breast, her silicone breast implant deflected the bullet away from her vital organs; her injuries were only broken ribs and damaged implants. It's the first recorded incident of a breast implant deflecting a bullet.
d8Ny7 TIL That the Pacific island nation of Kiribati is expected to be submerged within the next generation
xVeo5 TIL that The Sex Pistols were asked by their manager to write a song called "Submission", hoping they would write about bondage. Instead they wrote a song about a submarine mission.
J0V1 TIL that the compliance-gaining technique of adding “but you are free to refuse” after a verbal request has been found to double your chances of getting what you want.