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TIL that pufferfish skeletons are made up of a ton of small spines that easily expand due to them being composed of the same materials that fish scales are made of (nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite, protein(collagen) and water)

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1aBj8 TIL that Charlie Chaplin made the Hitler mocking film, "The Great Dictator", in 1940 using his own money because none of the Hollywood studios were comfortable irking the Germans as they had financial relations with them. The film is said to be one of the greatest works of Charlie Chaplin.
gWy4 TIL Disney is making a sequel to Boy Meets World called Girl Meets World. Corey and Topanga may star in it.
vPVDj TIL The Italian invasion of France during the Second World War resulted in only a few hundred French casualties, in contrast the Italians lost over 2000 men to frostbite alone.
xYZ1 TIL: During WW2, there was an Edinburgh derby (in soccer/football) that was so foggy, neither the commentator or the spectators knew what was going on. The commentator couldn’t mention the fog, incase Germans were listening. He described a fake game but under the fog it ended 6-5.
4ybR TIL Washing dishes by hand uses almost 7 times the amount of water as a modern dishwasher (103L vs. 15L for a full load)