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TIL that some butterflies drink tears to survive

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eV8g TIL da Vinci’s ‘Vitruvian Man’ most likely had a groin disorder (Inguinal hernia)
wo0a6 TIL that "Weird Al" Yankovic is one of only five artists to chart on the Billboard Top 100 each of the previous four decades. The other four are U2, Madonna, Michael Jackson and Kenny G.
kOx9e TIL Marquette University bought the original manuscripts and multiple working drafts of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings" from J.R.R. Tolkien for only 1,500 pounds (less than $5,000) in 1956. At the time, no other institution had expressed an interest in Tolkien's literary manuscripts.
BnQx TIL that HSBC was caught laundering money again, again, and again, of the collusion of the biggest banks that caused Trillions of dollars of damages (the LIBOR scandal) as well as that they are unanimously deemed as “too big to jail”.
R75Qw TIL a boat is considered a ship if it weighs 500 tonnes or more. A more general distinction is that ships can carry boats but boats cannot carry ships.