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TIL of a little worm that helps repair and defend stony coral: Eunice norvegica!

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bEJ4 TIL Winston Churchill despised Gandhi and when he tried to hunger strike Churchill was in favor of letting him die
Q0Ne TIL that before Billboard took control of the Canadian singles chart in 2007, the #1 song was Nine Inch Nails’ “Survivalism” - the fifth rock-oriented #1 that year. The first #1 on the revamped Canadian Hot 100 was “Umbrella” by Rihanna. Not a single rock song has hit #1 since.
XE1ZQ TIL Unicorns existed at one point. Called a Siberian Unicorn, they may have lived among early humans. They are estimated to have gone extinct around 29,000 years ago.
R7yga TIL That according to the 12th amendment of the US Constitution, if the president and vice president candidates on the same ticket were from the same state, they could not get any electoral college votes from their home state.
mj6y TIL When pirate Jean Lafitte saw the governor advertising a $500 reward for his capture, Lafitte offered $5,000 for the capture of the governor.