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TIL that scorpions give birth to live offspring, and that they are called "scorplings".

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QJyJE TIL that during WWII, American soldiers fighting in the pacific would often mutilate Japanese soldiers and keep their limbs as souvenirs or war trophies. President Roosevelt was even gifted a letter opener made from the arm of Japanese soldier.
KOANJ TIL the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party, a satirical political party, won 16 seats in Poland's lower house in the 1991 election. The party soon split into Large Beer and Small Beer factions, despite their founder's claims that "beer is neither light nor dark, it is tasty". The party eventually dissolved.
4K9b TIL In Japan gambling is illegal, the way they get around the law is to give out prizes instead of cash, which the winner can then sell back to the establishment for cash.
NXnXe TIL that George Miller, creator of the Mad Max films, was educated as a doctor and finished his residency before becoming a filmmaker
8ePJP Today I learned that the world's largest living organism is a fungus named Armillaria ostoyae, which covers over 2,200 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest. It's estimated to be around 2,400 years old and weighs over 600 tons.