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TIL you have better odds of being killed by a falling coconut than winning the Powerball.

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NXnW6 TIL that legless lizards, while similar to snakes, do not have belly scales, and therefore have great difficulty crossing flat surfaces such as roads.
vP4W4 TIL 8-10 year old boys were sometimes castrated to preserve the high prepubescent vocal range. (This practice stopped in the late 1700s)
mxKXv TIL a Judge ordered a suspect to have mouth taped during sentencing.
ANNo TIL The MPAA would not allow the producers of Meet The Fockers to use the name “Focker” until they could find an actual person with the last name.
N78Xb TIL That the USB drive does not get heavier as you store more files on it.