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TIL that squid fishers off the coast of Argentina use such enormous lights to attract squid that it shows up as brighter from space than most cities at night

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0ddkL TIL that Martin Van Buren was not only the first president born in the USA, but also the first president to speak English as a second language
gMVE9 TIL during the 1999 University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt one of the teams managed to build a working nuclear reactor from scratch.
GAykj TIL The sound of Fountains of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom” was inspired by Ric Ocasek’s band’s 1978 hit “Just What I Needed.” In the music video, Stacy’s mom’s car has “I heart Ric” on her license plate.
6Rbm TIL That a runny nose while crying, is caused by excess tears entering your sinus cavity. You cry out of your nose.
mBgx TIL the panda’s gut isn’t suited to digesting bamboo and can only digest 17% of the bamboo it eats. Instead, it is more suited to eating meat, like other species of bears.