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TIL that Neopets was run by the Church of Scientology.

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D1vYv TIL pygmy seahorses are tiny fish that are nearly indistinguishable from their habitats due to their size and extreme camouflage. They are so well camouflaged that Bargibant’s pygmy seahorse was only discovered after a host gorgonian was collected and observed by marine biologist George Bargibant.
jPwj TIL that sales of vinyl records have increased since 1993 and continue to increase.
WkjkX TIL of the Moro Reflex, first described by pediatrician Ernst Moro. It is believed to be the only UNLEARNED fear in humans.
OMV1 TIL Daniel Day-Lewis was performing on stage as Hamlet when, while acting out the scene where Hamlet talks to his dead father, he believed he saw the ghost of his own father. He ran off the stage, refused to go back on, and hasn’t done theater since.
0wXD5 TIL that when actress/singer Vanessa Williams was born, her parents announced her birth with "Here she is: Miss America." In 1984, she became the first African American to be crowned Miss America.