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TIL that Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer, immigrated to the United States illegally

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e00m5 TIL that the world's most venomous creature, the Box Jellyfish, actively hunts prey, grow up to 10 feet in length, swim at 5 mph and will kill a grown man in less than 5 minutes.
YpooZ TIL that the tobacco industry managed to shift blame of people falling asleep with lit cigarettes away from their products onto beds and sofas being too flammable getting the government to force flame retardants into all sorts of home products that now are linked to cancer etc.
D1R0j TIL that when boxer Jack Dempsey wanted to back out of a fight due to his age and his opponents skill, his younger brother took the fight under the same stage name and went on to become the legendary boxer Jack Dempsey.
ne8Nd TIL the song we commonly associate with clowns and circuses is actually a military march titled "Entrance of the Gladiators"
D1Ene TIL that it is considered bad luck to play a trick after midday on April Fool's day and that if you do play a joke after midday, you are considered the April fool yourself!