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TIL Cops In Scotland Had A 45-Minute Standoff With A Stuffed Tiger

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Z84dp TIL The sunfish can grow as big as a pickup truck and can carry up to 40 kinds of parasites. They let cleaner fish feast on the parasites. But some of the toughest parasites need to be removed by seagulls. The seagulls surgically cut into the fish's flesh to eat the most stubborn of parasites.
wLld7 TIL About Lisa Nowak, a NASA Astronaut who in 2007 was arrested for the attempted kidnapping, assault and battery of US Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman, the girlfriend of Astronaut William Oefelein, with whom Novak had been romantically involved.
R5vpj TIL that before 1935, Thai family law recognized three types of wives: official, secondary, and slave wives.
GGXE TIL a man died while cleaning machinery with gasoline, which dripped onto a rat that was running across the floor. The rat’s gasoline-coated fur ignited when it ran beneath a heater with a pilot light, causing an explosion that killed the worker - a story of negligence now taught in law schools.
rRyZx TIL that American English does not differentiate between 'practise' and 'practice'.