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TIL there is a snail with iron armor.

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J1dP1 TIL In 1978, a bolt got lodged in a bottlenose dolphin's (named Mr. Spock) throat during tank maintenance. With surgery ruled out as too dangerous, Northen CA theme park, Marine World, reached out to the Golden State Warriors 6'9" center, Clifford Ray, to use his long arm to retrieve the bolt.
kJ7oW TIL Alec Guinness was the same age playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars as was Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in the Force Awakens
rRJWe TIL in 1919, an English General, Reginald Dyer ordered a force of 50 soldiers to open fire on 10,000 Indians peacefully protesting the Rowlatt act in Amritsar, India. Thousands died by bullets and many jumped into wells and died. The House of Lords honoured him with the motto "Saviour of Punjab"
YPLx TIL that Michael Jackson once had his Security guard throw a pie in a Producers face because he was treating everyone badly
p8Y5Z TIL Investor Chris Sacca passed on investing in Snapchat, concerned about the potential sexting aspect, and passed on AirBnB, concerned about people getting murdered on a property. Both are now valued at over $30 and $20 billion respectively.