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TIL bacteria that eats and survives on electricity alone , was found in the ocean floor.

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vPBWK TIL as a teenager, noted skeptic James Randi found a pastor who claimed he could read minds. After performing the same cold-reading trick on the parishioners, the pastor's wife called police who then jailed him.
N7ype TIL that the origin of why vampires can't see themselves in a mirror is because mirrors used to be made of polished silver. Which the purity of a pure metal like silver was abhorrent to supernatural creatures.
GXaG TIL that due to a robust immune system, Opossums are immune to a variety of deadly snake venom
4kmBN TIL that Baby Face Nelson killed more FBI agents than any other criminal in history.
XpXD TIL that some massage parlors in China are staffed completely by blind people.