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TIL that Osama Bin Laden had the "Charlie Bit My Finger" video in his computer's audio/visual collection

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5Xn TIL that when magnified, sand looks different depending on where it came from, and looks amazing!
E1GrV TIL Macropinna microstoma or barreleye is a rather bizarre deep-water fish with a transparent fluid-filled head and tubular eyes located well inside the head and capped by bright green lenses which collect light. The two spots above the fish's mouth are not eyes; they are sensitive olfactory organs.
EknP TIL gloves were introduced into boxing not for safety reasons but to increase hits to the head and dramatic knockouts.
LQ60 TIL that ostriches sometimes kill lions instead of trying to outrun them.
woKb7 TIL antivenom is made by injecting small amounts of venom into farm animals until they produce antibodies which are then extracted via drawing the animal’s blood.