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TIL That Arnold Schwarzenegger was the reason AMC made a civilian version of the Hummer and he bought the first one off the assembly line in 92’

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epZvE TIL Men at Work's "Down Under" uses the melody of the nursery rhyme "Kookaburra" and the band got sued for it
R76YQ TIL that 50 years ago a whale washed up an Oregon beach and died. To deal with the remains and the smell, officials decide to blow it up with half a ton of dynamite- the idea was it would disintegrate and scavengers would quickly dispose of the remains. That’s not what happened
p70Q TIL Cuddling with your partner significantly improves the healing process of bruises and wounds due to the release of Oxytocin.
QNlVp TIL gecko feet don't work like glue, suction cups, or velcro; by changing the angle of the hairs on their feet, geckos can sync-up the movement of electrons in the hairs and the electrons on the surface they want to walk on, generating van der Waals forces that adhere them to walls/ceilings at will
OGeL7 TIL The invention of the original silly string was accidental. Was originally intended as a spray-on instant cast for fractures.