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TIL that bluefin tuna can struggle so much when caught that it can literally cook itself due to the generated heat from the muscles

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5VWWr TIL that in 1984, Vince Neil drove drunk and killed one man and left two others with severe brain damage. After that he headed five alcohol-based companies.
ne0vP TIL: 'Caillou' can be linked to causing young children to act out in temper tantrums due to the show rewarding the same behavior in Caillou
pYGLN TIL Snow is an excellent insulator because it consists of about 90–95 percent trapped air (fresh). This is the reason why igloos are warmer inside than outside, and why some animals in colder regions build snow caves to spend the winter while hibernating.
XYjX TIL that the act of Kinetic Bombardment (firing large metal rods from a satellite into the Earth’s surface at terminal velocity as a weapon) remains legal
4kL9X TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever.