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TIL Texas spiny lizards have pushup contests for territory

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4kn7J TIL many people overestimate how many calories bacon has in it. This is because companies list calories for it raw. When cooked, it loses approximately 70% of its calories. Therefore, 2 slices of bacon only has around 90 calories.
lBe5 TIL Aristotle taught that women need to come to orgasm in order to produce a child
groW TIL 20 crew and passengers died in a plane crash when a crocodile, being smuggled by one of the passengers in a sports bag, freed itself and panicked the passengers who all ran towards the flightdeck. The Filair L-410 Turbolet unbalanced and crashed. The crocodile survived.
PYkV TIL That the hospital explosion scene from The Dark Knight was improvised by Heath Ledger after the explosions failed to detonate.
0dGky TIL: That Sir Dickson Poon was married to actress Michelle Yeoh, was knighted for his service to business and charity, and also has the best name ever.