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TIL that Ron Jeremy has a masters degree in special education

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16na7 TIL that the USSR accepted the spontaneous generation theory in the 1950's
XL46 TIL there was a con man in India, who repeatedly sold the Taj Mahal, the Indian parliament and various other heritage sites. He was sentenced to 113 years but managed to escape prison 9 times, last when he was 84 years old.
LkABv TIL mud-dauber wasp nests can last for 20-30,000 years.
ogxY TIL octopi are known to sneak onboard fishing boats, open holds, and eat the crabs used as bait.
KOvNw TIL that not only there are three different types of Scotch blue tape, but also they have different "clean removal" time, e.g. blue tape #2090 has 14 days for clean removal, etc.