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TIL that musician Moby’s real name is Richard. He calls himself ‘Moby’ after Moby Dick, which was written by his great-great-great-great uncle.

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BgRPy TIL that the average BPM in popular dances/music is correlated with the BPM of the average human walking cadence (120 bpm)
1RwV TIL the woman who “restored” the picture of Jesus last August wants a cut of the profit the church is making from tourists wanting to see her work, so she can donate it to Muscular Atrophy charities.
yV8Xe TIL about the Oceanic White Tip, the only shark to be known to deliberately prey upon humans (as opposed to biting them).
QNlLX TIL while in prison in 1932 Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie & Clyde) amputated two of his toes to avoid hard labor in the fields. Unbeknownst to him, his mother had petitioned for his release and he was released six days later.
7EP TIL in 2005 a Romanian murderer attempted to sue God for failing to keep him from the Devil’s influence.