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TIL Leeches are edible, but you have to take their heads off before eating, because they could anchor onto your throat on their way down.

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ADjlx TIL about Izumi Sakai, the vocalist and de facto leader of the J-Pop band Zard. After she died from an accident while undergoing treatment for cancer, a posthumous single was released and used as a theme song for her favorite anime Detective Conan
J1rQB TIL Tony Kaye, director of American History X, despised the final cut so much that he spent $100,000 on ads criticizing Edward Norton and the producers. He also tried to have his name replaced with "Humpty Dumpty" and sued for $200 million when refused, effectively ending his Hollywood career.
KOpM6 TIL Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son Quentin Roosevelt I was a pilot in World War I and was killed in France during combat. He is the only child of a US President to die in combat
aJwy TIL that the episode “Hush” from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which is known for its lack of dialogue, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series.
QJny9 TIL the Norman invasion created a two-tiered language that evolved into modern English. The aristocrats spoke French, lived in "mansions" and ate "beef" and "pork", while Anglo-Saxons lived in "houses" and raised "cows" and "pigs". Also Old English words for poop, butt and sex became vulgar words.