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TIL that Lamniformes, the mackerel sharks (Great Whites, Makos and many more) do not require sleep. Ever.

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e0B5b TIL Comedian Rodney Dangerfield was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution, which put one of his trademark white shirts and red ties on display. When he handed the shirt to the museum's curator, Rodney joked, "I have a feeling you're going to use this to clean Lindbergh's plane."
DQp4p TIL seafood mislabelling occurs in 25-70%+ of retail products for popular species (red snapper, wild salmon, Atlantic cod). One study found snapper and tuna had the highest mislabeling rates (87% of snapper, 59% of tuna).
oRy9r TIL that if you whisper to Amazon's Alexa, she will reply with a whispered answer.
VBoG0 TIL four multi-drug resistant fungi including Candida auris are ranked as critical drug development needs
Oo0Me TIL "Kevinism" is a trend in Germany where parents give their children exotic sounding names which makes them a victim of ridicule. Especially someone called Kevin is perceived as "a particularly intellectually-challenged young person".