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TIL there is no antivenom for a blue-ringed octopus bite. However, if you can get a ventilator to breathe for you for 15 hours, you survive with no side effects.

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wQ47 TIL that as a part of the “Five Articles of Faith”, the Sikh are required to carry a curved dagger at all times. This is specifically for the defense of the innocent and those in peril.
5VxJ9 TIL That the voice of Reg, the Bouncer of the Salty Spittoon, was voiced by Thomas F. Wilson. Who is known best for his role as Biff Tannen in the Back to the Future film trilogy,
6EX9m TIL that during the filming of Jaws, a real shark attacked a shark cage, Spielberg was so impressed with the footage that he incorporated it into the film. One of the characters, oceanographer Matt Hooper, was supposed to die in this scene but nobody was in the shark cage, forcing Hooper to live.
WkZgY TIL Chris Farley looked so bad during his final SNL appearance that the episode has never been shown again. He died less than two months later.
01LL TIL: that the zipper company YKK produces everything in-house, including its zipper-manufacturing machines and shipping boxes.