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TIL That the Blue Tang Fish ‘Dory from finding Nemo’ is poisonous to eat, has venomous barbs on their back, and will cut you.

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yeja TIL that the velociraptor sounds in Jurassic Park are actually the sounds of mating tortoises recorded at Marine World
8oXX TIL that Edison once offered Tesla $50,000 to increase the efficiency of his prototypes. After months of work, when completed, Edison failed to pay and remarked “When you become American, you will appreciate an American joke.”
Ke7E TIL a man in Florida has collected about 15 million golf balls from golf course water hazards in the past 14 years, selling them for up to $2 each.
Qmm6 TIL rubbing (or isopropyl) alcohol usually comes in three concentrations: 70%, 91%, and 99%. The 70% dissapates slower and should not be used to clean electronics.
p8mZp TIL that Stanley Kubrick recorded a typist hammering out “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” because he believed each typewriter key made a slightly different sound and he wanted the audio track of “The Shining” to be perfectly accurate.