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TIL that Costasiella kuroshimae are shell-less marine mollusks that indirectly perform photosynthesis despite being animals. They are capable of this through a process called kleptoplasty, in which they retain the chloroplasts from the algae they feed on.

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gMZr7 TIL About 2 guys, who, without proper permits, equipment and no food and money, climbed Mt. Everest, and then paraglided and kayaked into the Indian Ocean in one trip
j6GdQ TIL in the 1960s, NASA developed the Maximum Absorbency Garment (MAG) for astronauts, incorporating superabsorbent polymers to help manage bodily fluids and solids during space missions. The technology inspired the highly absorbent materials used in modern disposable diapers.
WeMX TIL that at the start of the infamous ‘Ice Bowl’ game, the referee tried to blow his whistle, but it froze to his lips. When he tried to pry the whistle off, he tore the skin off and he started to bleed. Instead of forming a scab, the blood simply froze to his lips.
wLBwP TIL: Louis XIV became king at the age of four; however, he was initially under the guardianship of his mother. Louis XIV was given the nicknames "Sun King" or "The Great". When he died on September 1, 1715, after 72 years of kingship, he was one of the longest reigning monarchs in modern history.
mxBAP TIL NPR radio host Ira Glass, who has done the show "This American Life" since 1996, received a raise from $170,000 to $278,000 in 2013. Glass said this raise was "unseemly" and asked it to be lowered to $146,000.