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TIL Komodo dragon's mouths aren't dirty; they are actually venomous

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ddNj TIL of Henry Moseley, who rearranged the Periodic Table based on atomic mass and died aged only 27 in WW1. Isaac Asimov said of his death, ‘in view of what he might still have accomplished … his death might well have been the most costly single death of the War to mankind generally’.
kO9Yd TIL: Schwarzenegger Kept His Sword From Conan, and Kept it Around While He Was Governor
e08DE TIL that in 1922, 98 people were crushed to death while watching the movie "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford" when the the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapsed under a blizzard's worth of fresh snow
yrNw TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.
8m04 TIL That the FBI suspected “It’s A Wonderful Life” was Communist propaganda when first released