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TIL Weird Al Yankovic wrote a song called “Bob” in which every line is a palindrome (the same backwards and forwards).

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v1ZQL TIL of WW2 US Army Sgt Sylvester Antolak who charged 200 yards over coverless terrain into a German machine-gun nest, despite getting hit 3 times and standing back up after each shot. With a shattered right arm and Thompson wedged in his left arm, he captured the strongpoint.
j6PEj TIL that a Kentucky man won $450,000 in a lawsuit against his former employers who allegedly fired him for having a panic attack and leaving his own surprise birthday party.
ZjGo TIL that crabs are the ultimate gentlemen. After copulating with a female, a male crab will “hold” the female for days until her shell hardens.
WkWEd TIL: Bradley Nowell, the lead singer of the band “Sublime”, died on May 25th, 1996 from an accidental heroin overdose. He was 28 years old and had gotten married a week before his death.
E80W TIL the idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) widely taught in psychology and schools has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.