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TIL Mr. Snuffleupagus’ parents got a divorce

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pO6Z TIL humans are unlikely to sink entirely into quicksand due to the higher density of the fluid: quicksand has a density of about 2 grams per milliliter, while human density is only about 1 gram per milliliter. A human would descend about up to their waist, but no further.
4Xpew TIL the king cobra (Ophiophagus Hannah) is technically not a cobra (doesn't belong to the Naja genus). It's called the king cobra because it kills and eats other cobras.
88NZ TIL the worlds largest pool covers 20 acres, holds 66 million gallons of water and has a 115 foot deep end
7rAab TIL of Paul D. Hubbard (1871–1946) who was a deaf American football player who is credited with inventing the modern huddle. Hubbard was a quarterback on the Gallaudet football team and he started the huddle to prevent the opposing team from reading their sign language.
4VAb TIL: A species of mouse howls at the moon and eats scorpions!