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TIL a slug’s sexual organ glows blue/white during sex.

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m1lVx TIL Commodus once held a grand 14 day gladiatorial event with himself as the center piece. The "highlights" include him killing 100 bears in a day. The crowd was hesitant to attend the arena due to a rumour that he would start shooting random spectators in reenactment of the stymphalian birds myth
4XJZo TIL that Eddie Murphy was nominated for a BAFTA (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role) for his role as Donkey in Shrek (2001).
a8vQZ TIL that Lesotho, African enclave, has an area around the same size as Belgium
neYK7 TIL Prince's death helped save 2 lives. Grammy-winning singer Chaka Khan and her sister were both addicted to fentanyl. Khan told the Associated Press they entered an intensive rehab program because "the tragic death of Prince" made them realize it was "time to take action to save our lives."
e0jx6 TIL that, in violation of its own non-segregation policy, the U.S. military secretly complied until the 1980s with Iceland's request that black American soldiers not be stationed in Iceland