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TIL that Cajun crayfish have invaded Africa. Not only do they have no natural predators there, but they eat so many native species that they are causing an ecological disaster.

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ol8W TIL A biker gang provides protection to sexually abused/abused children, that are too scared or hurt from the abuse, they’ve helped many kids and most gain the confidence to testify in court. They are all volunteers and put up to 20 hours a week in it.
N7en1 TIL that Gavrilo Princip, the man that assassinated Franz Ferdinand and started WW1, was arrested and in prison he contracted Skeletal Tubercolisis which started eating his bones so badly that his arm was amputated and weighted 40 kilograms (88 pounds).
ANpax TIl that the body of water Moses parts in the Bible is actually “The Reed Sea”. Scholars are unsure if this refers to the Red Sea.
j6Klv TIL James O’Barr, author of “The Crow”, approached The Cure’s Robert Smith to contribute an existing song for the upcoming film. Smith, a huge fan of the graphic novel, opted instead to write and record a new track, “Burn”, in 2 days.
WpXo TIL Maynard James Keenan of the band Tool has such a large problem with stalkers, that he’ll shoot at trespassers on his property with a paintball gun.