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TIL Nintendo has so much money in the bank it could survive until at least 2052 even if it made a considerable loss every 12 months

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lo0ZN TIL snails, which are hermaphrodites, have sex by first stabbing each other with a tiny spike called a love dart, which determines who is more likely to be the 'male' in the exchange (the better stabber). Scaled to human size, the dart would be a 15-inch knife.
78kML TIL Mae Louise Miller, was an American woman who was kept in modern-day slavery, known as peonage, near Gillsburg, Mississippi and Kentwood, Louisiana until her family achieved freedom in early 1961
Brmd TIL Hummingbirds are continuously hours away from starving to death, and are able to store just enough energy to survive overnight.
db9d TIL the first actor for the alcoholic Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles lost the role because he was an alcoholic
epWnJ TIL consuming large doses of cornstarch daily can lead to life-threatening propylene glycol toxicity, causing organ failure, as seen in a 17-year old girl who required intensive care and specialized treatment to recover.