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TIL Bryan Cranston did most of his own stunts on “Malcolm in the Middle”. A writer on the show jokingly asked whether Cranston would be willing to wear a suit of live bees, Cranston said yes—so they wrote a script around the idea. He ended up covered in 10,000 bees, and only got stung once.

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x69xk TIL that despite over 30 witnesses to the 1955 murder of Lamar Smith, veteran and Civil Rights activist, in broad daylight outside the courthouse of Brookhaven, Mississippi, no witness - who included the local sheriff - would testify in the case, and so the crime went unpunished
7vEp TIL that the invention of fire made humans smarter because it made chewing and digesting food easier which lead to extra calories going towards nourishing their growing brains
b51Q TIL a sperm donor had to pay child support to a lesbian couple because he did not have a licensed physician involved in the artificial insemination process, despite the man signing legal documents 5 years prior.
QNkMM TIL about the "Mosquito Device" a special alarm invented in 2005. The device prevents young people from gathering in public spaces by emitting a dangerously high-frequency sound that is intentionally tuned to be heard primarily by younger people.
8R6V TIL Turritopsis nutricula, a jellyfish, has the capability of eternal life by reversing its immaturity. Scientific research currently has no discovered estimated life span.