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TIL that the first known species of millipede that actually has at least 1,000 legs was only discovered in 2020. Prior to that, the record-holder was a species with only about 750 legs.

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69EWQ TIL that scavengers are stealing WW2 shipwrecks to sell because the steel in those ships was made before atomic bomb detonations and are free of radiation contamination so it can be used to manufacture sensitive scientific and medical devices.
4QbX TIL that the man who led the attack on Pearl Harbor became a Christian evangelist after the war and settled in the US
E1yW7 TIL Jaws star Robert Shaw rewrote the film's now-famous USS Indianapolis speech. He edited & reordering it, then wrote it into the form it is today. Turning the monologue into something unforgettable.
N7DDb TIL that yesterday and the British attack in 1814 were not the only times the US Capitol has been attacked. In 1954 a group of Puerto Rican nationalists opened fire on the House of Representatives from the second floor visitors gallery
R7eE1 TIL that people don't like Jersey's anthem so they sometimes prefer an old one that is about France and doesn't even mention Jersey