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TIL the word “huh” used to express confusion is the most universal sound humans make. It is prevalent in virtually every area, language, culture, and nationality.

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ep0pD TIL that a jellyfish-like parasite which lives inside salmon flesh can survive without oxygen for it’s whole life. It is the only animal which can do this.
YpNdr TIL F Lee Bailey was featured in a television special in which he examined various people on the "Paul is dead" rumor. One of them was Fred LaBour, who had been instrumental in the spread of the rumor. LaBour told Bailey pre-show that he had made the whole thing up.
5YK9P TIL a pony in Cornwall, England named "Fat Boy" broke out of his stable into a nearby garden with another pony, got drunk from munching on fallen fermenting apples, and fell into a swimming pool. Fire crews spent 2 hrs building a set of hay steps in the pool & hoisted Fat Boy out with harnesses.
Z8RD TIL that Janis Joplin was voted “Ugliest Man On Campus” in 1963
yQy9J TIL that chemistry graduate student Barry Kidston gave himself Parkinson's disease after ingesting a compound he synthesized for a legal high. An impurity he neglected is toxic to dopamine neurons, which is responsible for the effect. He was treated, but died of a cocaine overdose 18 months later.