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jR0p TIL that the Confederacy planned to conquer Latin America after a Southern victory in the Civil War.
pD4Z TIL that the phrases ‘PIN Number’ and 'ATM Machine’ are both examples of 'RAS Syndrome’, or Redundant Acronym Syndrome Syndrome.
8eBjL TIL Great White Sharks have poison resistance that defies logic. Samples of shark blood showed levels of arsenic and mercury that should be harmful if not deadly but the sharks were unaffected. Additionally Great Whites' have impressive self-healing abilities.
JYD94 TIL John Astin, the actor who played Gomez in the original sitcom The Addams Family, had pockets lined with asbestos. His character often pulled lit cigars out of his suit pockets, thus the need to line the jacket pockets with the deadly flame retardant
GAx9J TIL On Feb 22 2020, David Ayers (42 yr old) was the winning goalie for the Carolina Hurricanes against the Toronto Mapleleafs. He was a maintainence manager and Zamboni driver for a minor league team. He was asked to fill in for the starting and backup goalies who were injured.