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TIL on the Galápagos Islands, a female Land Iguana and a male Marine Iguana will occasionally mate to produce a Hybrid Iguana

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Z8omD TIL that Miserere Mei, Deus, a piece of choral music, was a closely guarded secret by the Catholic Church until Mozart went to see it and copied it down off of memory. Instead of being excommunicated like he should have been, Mozart received the Order of the Golden Spur, and it was published.
XEN4D TIL that one of the reasons that the British Navy lost ground against the Continental Navy was the Great Hurricane of 1780, which killed 22k-27k people, broke ships free of their moorings, and tossed cannons 100 feet in the air, among other things.
dD6Qr TIL Michael Jordan missed 12345 shots in his NBA career
XEd66 TIL Gotye has not monetised "Somebody That I Used To Know" on YouTube and turns down offers for its use in commercials as he doesn't like ads. He licenses the song to student films free of charge.
xX81 TIL That after a rash of unexplained pay phone thefts, Malaysian authorities discovered fisherman were using them as bait.