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TIL that a squid’s digestive system passes through its brain and if it swallows something too big it can suffer from dain bramage

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x6jgb TIL Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt presented a 14 gram lunar rock sample sealed in a clear container the size of a pickle jar to the White House in 2018 to mark Space Policy Directive 1, which directs NASA to return humans to the moon
4kypR TIL that following 9/11, ClearChannel internally released a list of songs that were deemed inappropriate to play live, including ( among others ) Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly, or Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
NX8Z8 TIL The Life of Brian was banned in a Welsh town until the actress who played Brian's girlfriend became mayor and lifted the ban 30 years later
O6ka TIL The term “Third World” actually refers to a country’s allegiance during the Cold War, and has no real correlation to its level of industrialization or financial stability.
oRlNA TIL about "The Genius Killer," Edward H. Rulloff, a serial killer with a genius-level intellect whose brain is on display at Cornell University. His last words were, "Hurry it up! I want to be in hell in time for dinner."