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TIL that 19th century physicists couldn’t explain cats always landing on their feet, because it’s impossible for a rigid body to gain angular momentum. The solution is that cats are not rigid bodies.

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lo0mB TIL of the "very sad dinosaur" that suffered from a brain tumor
v1yLB TIL that some frog species are freeze-tolerant: they will freeze in the winter to the point that their heart stops, and thaw and repair once temperatures go up.
WkEjN TIL that when Tom Green won a Golden Rasberry Award for "Freddy Got Fingered", he showed up in a white cadillac, rolled out his own red carpet, told the crowd he wanted to win the award, then pulled out and played a harmonica until security dragged him offstage.
0NLA TIL that Adam Adamowicz, the designer of the “Dragon” language in the popular video game Skyrim, has died of lung complications in Feb,2012
MxeK TIL Wade Hampton III allegedly killed 80 black bears using only a knife. He would corner the bear, make it charge then dart to the side and stab it in the heart.