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TIL of the tiger beetle, which can run so fast that it can’t see, as their top speed is too quick for light to relay a clear image

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GAJBJ TIL that the C-Walk or the Crip Walk was actually some sort of a ritual after a gang member unalive someone. They actually spell the word C-R-I-P using their feet.
e5O4 TIL that it is quite common for curious onlookers to start yelling “Jump, b*tch, jump!” or “Go for it!” to suicidal people until they actually jump. This is one of the reasons why the police tries to push the audience out of the shouting range.
d8K5E TIL that Oskar Schindler died broke, having spent his entire fortune (equivalent to $14 million) saving Jews from the Nazis. Of the 15 million Jews left alive today, roughly 15,000 of them owe their lives to Schindler. He is the only Nazi buried on Mount Zion.
Wr4 TIL that the oldest living Chinese citizen has also been awarded the highest rank in Chinese martial arts (among other things).
N5ke TIL common rocks and hardened clays can trap electrons in quantum pockets for thousands of years and release those electrons when reheated giving off light that can be used to date the rocks-( Thermoluminescence dating).