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TIL Alice In Chains’ lead vocalist Layne Staley in response to an article in 1998 asking, “Who will wipe and change the band now?” after their manager retired, Layne mailed a jar of piss and a bag of his own feces to the magazine with a note attached that read, “Wipe and change this, motherf***ers!”

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vBJK TIL that in 1998, Texan judge Jack Hampton sentenced a man for 30 years for killing two gay men instead of life requested by the prosecuter. He justified it by stating “I put prostitutes and gays at about the same level … and I’d be hard put to give somebody life for killing a prostitute.”
lDWN TIL Male mice fed yogurt were shown to have 10x fur density/luster, larger testicles, and more swagger
0wLL1 TIL the term "patch", meaning a software update, originates from the days when computer code was written on physical cards with holes punched in them. If there was a change in the code, you would "patch" that section of the card with a piece of tape, covering it, and if necessary, changing it.
9Y5rQ TIL Suriname is a country in South America that uses Dutch as a majority language. Sranan Tongo is a creole language also spoken there, made of English, Dutch, Portuguese, and West African languages. Population includes Natives, Dutch, Indonesian, Indian, Chinese, and runaway slaves (Maroons).
Bgbab TIL, that the largest anthropod in the world is a spider crab with a width of over 12 feet and weighing in at nearly 45 pounds! Known as the Japanese Spider Crab, it is believed to be able to live up to or over 100 years ~