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TIL that when Wayne Gretzky retired in 1999, he held 61 NHL records. He currently holds 60.

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e7mg TIL that the term “Just Joshing you” is in reference to Josh Tatum, a man who, in 1883 took newly minted nickels and plated them with fake gold to make them appear as a new $5.00 coin. He would then buy items that cost about a nickel, and receive $4.95 in change, gathering quite a fortune.
78Mwb TIL that the adorable Leaf Sheep sea slug can photosynthesize! 🌱🐌 This unique creature steals chloroplasts from the algae it consumes, allowing it to harness sunlight for energy just like a plant.
j6BLa TIL of a variant of diabetes called 'diabetes insipidus', caused by problems with the hormone that regulates water retention and urine production. Sufferers can pee up to 20L per day.
xeyD TIL in 1987 a lone Chilean Flamingo named Pink Floyd escaped from a zoo in Salt Lake City and lived alone in the wild in Utah on the Great Salt Lake, surviving off brine shrimp. He was last seen in 2005, but others have claimed they’ve spotted him since.
EEJp TIL Cyrus the Great of the Persian Empire created the first declaration of human rights and is honorably mentioned in the Bible, Jewish Bible (Tanakh), and Quran.