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TIL There is a deep-sea fish with a completely transparent head named Barreleye aka Spook Fish

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d8d89 TIL a man declared dead in 2010 rail accident was found alive in Kolkata. His family had claimed a compensation of ₹400k and a government job for his sister.
N4KM TIL In 2008 minor league pitcher John Odom was traded to another team for 10 bats. In less than a month he quit baseball after severe heckling and 6 months later died of an overdose.
4XB5N TIL that’s rats can laugh. It’s inaudible to humans at 50kHz.
Y4bG TIL that actor Kevin Spacey has become an unofficial mascot for the Florida Panthers NHL team and has been spotted at games wearing a mask of himself
R7RrQ TIL: Johnathan Swift wrote a satirical essay in 1729 where he proposes that poor Irish should sell their children as food for rich people to eat.