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TIL that barnacles (balanus glandula) are sticky little crustaceans related to crabs, lobsters, and shrimps.

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Roo8 TIL Eminem composed ‘Lose Yourself’ entirely during breaks between shoots on the sets of 8 Mile.
yQEme TIL that, on the 90s show "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" the powder thrown on the fire to make it roar was Coffee-Mate. This is demonstrated in the Hulu documentary "The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story"
GA4g4 TIL that after her husband died during the siege of Nishapur, his widow who was Genghis Khan's daughter requested the death of every resident of the city. The Khan's troops then killed and beheaded most of the population of the city including the animals and had their skulls piled in pyramids.
M7Nx0 TIL a volcano caused the creation of Frankenstein. Indonesia's Mt. Tambora erupted in 1815, and the next summer was Europe's coldest on record. Shelley, Byron, & friends were on vacation but had to stay inside, so they came up with scary stories, such as "Frankenstein", and the modern vampire.
WNZ8 TIL last September an 8 year old Yemenese girl died from traumatic sexual injuries on her wedding night. Her “husband” was 40.