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TIL the shape of chainsaw teeth are based on the mandibles of wood-boring beetle larvae.

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mxk5M TIL "Regular Show" was based off of a JG Quintel animation created 13 years ago... An animation that has a dramatically different target audience, called "2 in the AM PM"
NbLQ TIL that on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Russia, a German soldier deserted to the Soviets and told them they were going to be invaded the next day. His fate? Execution by Stalin for spreading misinformation.
oRBWo TIL that Outback Steakhouse was founded in Tampa, FL by four Americans who had never visited Australia. They simply saw an opportunity to ride the wave of popularity of all things Australian following the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. Their concept was “American food and Australian fun.”
PYwGe TIL Someone in the distant past took a poop in a cave, and then 14,000 years later scientists in an advanced civilization are now fawning all over that piece of poop, making it perhaps one of the most valuable pieces of poop in history.
78aw7 TIL that milky liquid in dandelions is latex.