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TIL that moray eels have a second pair of jaws to help catch their prey - just like the xenomorphs in the alien movies

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QJGmL TIL That in 2012 the University of Chicago received a package for "Henry Jones Jr" (Indiana Jones). Inside a replica of Indiana's notebook. Turned out that someone had ordered it online, it fell out the packet and a postal worker assumed the name/address on the notebook was the intended recipient
b9ZQ4 TIL There was a bank robber dressed as Santa Claus who was responsible for the death of 6 people during his robbery and getaway. When he was caught and thrown in jail, nearly 2,000 people showed up, pushed past the guards, dragged him out of the jail and hanged him.
p86n4 TIL about “Dunbar’s Number,” a theory that suggests humans can only successfully keep up to 150 interpersonal relationships.
AQol TIL there are some women who remove their pinky toes in order to fit into high heels
dLLZ TIL: Tesla Motors wanted to name their 2017 car the “Model E”, so they could spell “ SEX” with their three car models. Ford Motors threatened legal action, so they changed it to “Model 3”, to spell “ S3X”.