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TIL that ship's paint used to contain a chemical that caused female sea snails to grow penises and burst.

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Oo5La TIL Hans Lemurson created a working computer inside Minecraft, on top of which a Minecraft like game is run
jQYR TIL Alexander the Great’s father had 3000 POWs executed by “ritual drowning.”
nW8mo TIL that Ross Bagdasarian Jr., son of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Sr., revived the group after an LA DJ played a sped-up version of "Call Me" by Blondie, claiming it was a new Chipmunks single as a joke, leading to high demand for the fake single
lLBN TIL the infamous Apocalypse Now opening scene was filmed on Martin Sheen’s 36th birthday; he really was heavily intoxicated and the mirror he punched and broke was real.
Y7eM7 TIL Nellie Bly a female reporter attempted to recreate the famous novel "Around The World In 80 Days". Not only did she complete it with eight days to spare, she made a detour to interview Jules Verne, the original author.