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TIL Mountain gorillas are naturally afraid of chameleons and nobody knows why.

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OoK4 TIL When Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) heard the price of his album in Australia, he told fans to “steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep stealin’.”
awY1o TIL that crocodile blood can cure HIV and the antibiotic resistant bacteria 'MRSA'.
mgxo TIL comedian Bill Burr decided to abandon his prepared comedy set in Philadelphia in order to heckle and berate the audience for his entire 12 minute set after they drunkenly booed several preceding comedians.
vPv5R TIL only one person has visited all 193 UN-recognized countries, as well as space. His name is Jim Kitchen.
yV0Dp TIL at the Battle of Marathon, the Athenians advanced towards the Persians at a run, a tactic not previously seen in Greek warfare. This approach surprised the Persians, who considered it madness for the Greeks to charge without cavalry or archers.