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TIL Woody Harrelson's father was a contract killer

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69E4W TIL That crocodiles have an extra set of teeth growing inside their normal teeth.
78D4P TIL the inventor of the snow globe, Erwin Perzy, stumbled on the idea while trying to find a way to amplify light in surgical rooms. He found that holding a bulb next to a water globe filled with reflective, white particles boosted the light. He later used the concept to make snow scene souvenirs.
Qr4E TIL In 1959, The winner of a city council election in Sao Paulo was Cacareco, a rhino at a local zoo. Its candidacy was traced back to students who had printed up 200,000 ballots with her name, and were all legitimately cast by voters, one of whom commented: “Better to elect a rhino than an ass.”
ggvb TIL that “AIDS orphan tourism” in Africa is a thing, where volunteers temporarily care for children who have lost their parents to the virus, and has left children with attachment disorders and encouraged orphanages to purposefully keep them in poor conditions to attract more volunteers.
YpnOd TIL that the New York Mets are STILL paying Bobby Bonilla, a man who last played for them in 1999, $1.19 million per year until 2035