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TIL that because birds such as pigeons have a much higher threshold for detecting movement, they would likely see a movie shown at today’s industry standard frame rate as a series of flashing slides

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ADd9a TIL that irukandji jellyfish are both the smallest and one of the most venomous jellyfish in the world. There stings are so severe they can cause fatal brain hemorrhages and have been described as "100 times as potent as that of a cobra and 1,000 times stronger than a tarantula's".
LLLZ TIL In 2007 MSNBC reporter Mika Brzezinski refused to read a report about Paris Hilton’s release from jail choosing instead to report on more important political news. When her producer tried to get her to push the story again she attempted to light the report on fire and had to be restrained.
5YZRQ TIL “Spaghettification” is a legit Astronomy term that explains what happens when a person falls into a black hole.
R7508 TIL the misplaced apostrophe in Lands' End (as opposed to Land's End) resulted from a typo the fledgling clothing company couldn't afford to fix. It's still misspelled that way today.
Lk0K0 TIL that in 1963, a Belgian fisherman got himself arrested on purpose to envoke a 297-year-old Royal Charter that gave fishermen from his city the right to fish in English waters. The UK never pressed charges.