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TIL Nancy Grace was cited for prosecutorial misconduct by a Federal Appellate Court

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GY0M1 TIL about Hurshid Pasha an Ottoman general who, after being informed of plans by his opponents to kill him, ordered the construction of a tomb and arranged for an elaborate funeral with all authorities present which he then committed suicide in front of.
VAOm TIL Hippopotamuses sweat red. Known as “Blood sweat”, it has antibacterial & water-resistant sunscreen properties. Adult Hippos can run faster than humans. They can’t swim or float. They spin their tails while defecating to distribute their excrement over the greatest possible area to mark territory
xXm0 TIL Hand crank vibrators were popular in the 1900s
LkrN0 TIL the hottest known substance in the universe is actually created on Earth at the Large Hadron Collider. When gold particles are smashed together, for a split second temperatures can reach up to 7.2 trillion degrees Fahrenheit, which is hotter than a supernova.
4MJ TIL Furbies didn’t really “learn” English, they just started speaking more of it over a per-determined amount of time.