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TIL Ian Curtis of Joy Division died before John Lennon

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Y5JG TIL: The antechinus, a mouse-like animal, has so much sex that it disintegrates. They are known as semelparous, meaning that sex is a once-in-a-lifetime affair that is usually fatal.
Me4rK TIL that the stalker of a Japanese singer was able to deduce where she lived by looking at her social media and studying the reflections of her eyes in photos. He deduced which station she used, tailed her home to her condo, and using other photos she’d posted, deduced which room she lived in
1XZd TIL potatoes have almost all nutrients humans need to survive. To prove this, the Executive Director from the Washington State Potato Commission ate nothing but potatoes for 60 days.
oBp8 TIL that Cyberdyne, the company responsible for the genocidal robots in the Terminator, is a real company that creates artificial robotic limbs.
XEJ8X TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.