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TIL that there have only been 2 recorded deaths by stingrays in Australia. Steve Irwin was one of them.

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j6P6R TIL the Law and Order "chungt chungt" sound includes samples of hundreds of Japanese men thumping their feet on a wooden floor- and its creator makes money every time it's played
8NVa TIL Netflix funded $246,664 to approve Prop 47, which “Reduces simple drug possession and theft-related sentences to misdemeanors and directs financial savings to substance abuse programs, K-12 education, and trauma recovery services for crime victims.”
OoLG6 TIL Sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), called Jersualem artichoke or Sunchoke, is native to North America. Native Americans were first cultivate sunflower roots for food. Resists cold, drought, wind. The roots contain inulin, which is firmly established to decrease blood cholesterol. Improves beer.
64gm TIL Mythbusters was going to investigate the insecurities and flaws of the RFID chips in credit cards, but they were strong-armed out of it by the legal counsel of the credit card industry
9wkvp TIL that "Manic Monday" by the Bangles was written by Prince under the pseudonym "Christopher"