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TIL that Nicolas Cage discovered Johnny Depp

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Nv6e TIL some species of carpenter ants can explode at will. As a last resort they contract their abs to rupture their internal glands, resulting in a suicidal burst of corrosive, immobilizing glue.
5VrQD TIL that the U.S. Army disposed of banned chemical weapons and munitions through a program called CHASE (Cut Holes And Sink ‘Em) where the chemicals were loaded on a ship that was then purposely sank in the ocean.
neeEB TIL that Time Life broadcasting sued Indiana in 1968 to force the state to observe Daylight Saving Time
R7eP6 TIL in 2012 a Bumblebee foods worker was accidentally cooked alive in 12,000 lbs of tuna because his co-worker thought he was in the bathroom
R7rYQ TIL that 'Baba Yetu', the theme song for Civilization IV, became the first piece of video game music to be nominated for, and win, a Grammy Award.