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TIL Dolphins have "bromances" in which two males may pair up for as long as 15 years and help each other hook up with females

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X0ow8 TIL round storm clouds that look like cotton balls or puffy batter being deep-fried are called mammatus clouds
VJD TIL that Josef Stalin tried to breed ape-men, with human females and male apes
wLdaW TIL because of its unique venom delivery system, the stiletto snake (newly-discovered earlier this year) is almost impossible to hold safely in the usual way (fingers behind the head) without being bitten. It is capable of stabbing with its independently protruding fangs while its mouth is closed.
0XLN TIL when Stella Liebeck spilled McDonalds coffee on herself in 1992, it was actually hot enough (180 - 190 F) to cause 3rd degree burns on 6% of her body and caused her to get skin grafting.
J1gej TIL in 2018, a girl who was offered an internship with NASA had her offer revoked after she told a retired NASA engineer to "suck my dick and balls." The engineer, Homer Hickman of "October Sky" fame, nevertheless attempted to get her internship back.