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TIL that all six members of Monty Python have an asteroid named after them

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ADLPg TIL that some fish can survive out of water for several days, and even months
4rRa TIL James May was fired from Autocar magazine after he put a hidden message using the initial letter in each page
jNQlv TIL that Evel Knieval’s last leap in the Spotlight was a jaws-inspired gimmick that would help spawn the phrase “jumping the shark,” implying that somebody’s or something’s best days are behind them.
BrK6x TIL there is a chemical compound 1000 times hotter than capsaicin, resiniferatoxin, a naturally occurring chemical found in cacti. Ingestion can cause severe swelling, permanent loss of sensation, serious injury, or even death.
9M0r TIL of a company making an alternative to rat poison for large populations. Instead of killing those that ingest the product, it makes a percentage of them sterile.