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TIL That Dexter Holland (Lead singer for the Offspring) is a candidate for a PhD in microbiology

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gWw8 TIL that the word ‘Poecilonym’ is the synonym to the word 'synonym’.
GYgbj An egg-cellent activity from Science Buddies
X0Da6 TIL that Montreal Canadiens Goaltender Jacques Plante's name graced the NHL Stanley Cup for five consecutive years (seasons 1956-60) each of which his name is spelled differently.
E1G8d TIL Daniel Kish is a blind man who taught himself to navigate by echolocation (like bats) by making swift clicking sounds that reflected from objects around him. Using these reflected sounds, he makes a mental image of his surroundings. He now trains others to 'see' the world like he does.
8k7L TIL in 1999 Matthew McConaughey was arrested at 2:45AM loudly playing bongo drums, Nude and highly intoxicated. He was charged with Drug Possession charges, but was eventually let go with only noise ordinance charges and only $50 fine