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TIL some deep sea sea cucumbers can slough off their bioluminscent skin upon contact, thus turning their predators into targets

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Erdp TIL the original Illuminati’s goals were “oppose superstition, prejudice, religious influence over public life and abuses of state power, and to support women’s education and gender equality” in otherwords a pretty awesome group of people.
neebB TIL On September 11, 1980, Joseph Scalise and a colleague, Arthur Rachel, undertook a $3.6 million jewel robbery in broad daylight at Graff's jewelry store in London's busy Knightsbridge area, stealing the 45-carat Marlborough diamond, along with many other jewels.
Q5ma TIL that in swimming finishes within 0.01 seconds are considered a tie, because to determine times within 0.001 seconds the length of each lane could differ no more than 1.7mm.
KkXw TIL Anchorage, Alaska was so snow starved this year they actually had to import 7 train cars full of snow for the starting section of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
oRm4r TIL when INXS first played their 1987 album "Kick" for Atlantic Records president Doug Morris, the band was offered $1 million to go back to Australia and make another album instead. The members refused to do so, and "Kick" has since sold over 20M worldwide, and is certified 6x platinum by the RIAA.