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TIL parasitoid wasps, which inject their eggs into caterpillars and eat their still-alive hosts from within when they hatch, so disturbed Charles Darwin that it shook his belief in a benevolent and loving God.

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aw6mZ TIL There was a cannon designed to simultaneously shoot two cannonballs connected with a chain to "mow down the enemy somewhat as a scythe cuts wheat". During tests the Gilleland cannon effectively mowed down trees, tore up a cornfield, knocked down a chimney and killed an unfortunate cow.
PYpVO TIL that Woodrow Wilson re-segregated Princeton University when he was the school's president
9YED7 TIL many organ donation recipients report new traits and tendencies (such as food cravings) that they share with their donor.
Z8Ap TIL While filming “The Shining”, Danny Lloyd (Danny) thought he was filming a drama. He didn’t realize it was a horror film until he was 13, and he didn’t see the movie in its entirety until he was 17.
M7LLK TIL that despite being the recipient of the revealed Beauty by Sarah Goodridge (a self-portrait from 1828 depicting her bare breasts), Senator Daniel Webster chose to marry a wealthier woman while keeping the painting.