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TIL The Etruscan shrew, the smallest terrestrial mammal on earth, has a heart rate that can reach 1500 beats per minute.

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8a8oa TIL that The parliament of Iceland, established in 930, is the oldest active parliament in the world.
M7eJB TIL: After seeing The Doors perform in 1967, Iggy Pop was inspired to push the boundaries of his stage performance. He was one of the first musicians to stage dive. On several occasions, he took massive amounts of drugs, exposed himself, rolled around in glass, cut himself, and threw objects.
J1Lg4 TIL that stonefish is the most venomous known fish in the world and stings can cause death if not treated. Some Indigenous Australians have corroborees which involve re-enacting the death of someone who trod on the fish.
VMGNp TIL when mangoes were first imported to the Americas in the 17th century, they had to be pickled because of lack of refrigeration. Other fruits were also pickled and came to be called "mangoes", especially bell peppers, and in the 18th century, the word "mango" became a verb meaning "to pickle."
9a1r TIL Heath Ledger was an avid chess player having won junior chess championship in Western Australia at the age of 10. He was to perform and direct a chess movie based on the novel “The Queen’s Gambit” before his death.