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TIL that SS doctor Aribert Heim would remove the organs of Jewish prisoners without anaesthetic during his time at Mathausen concentration camp

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9YRWB TIL that snails leave behind dotted trails. I discovered this after observing a snail on my back porch which left its trail. After researching it; it turns out they lift up their bodies when they move. Slugs are the ones that leave lines.
xVrrw TIL about the Opabinia, one of the strangest fossils ever discovered. It had five eyes on a flat, shrimp-like body without legs, was covered in chitinous scales and had a long, extensible mouhtpiece, like the one found in common houseflies, but much longer.
dDj1Z TIL Looney Tunes’ Porky Pig’s original voice actor, Joe Dougherty, had a stutter he couldn’t control. It caused production costs to became too high as his recording sessions took hours. Mel Blanc replaced him, allowing the stutter to be controlled and used comedically
6EQxZ TIL The set of the original Addams Family was rather colorful as the hues didn't matter as much as saturation & contrast for B&W.
X0jwj TIL The Penguins of Madagascar TV Show has a Primetime Emmy Award