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TIL that sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don’t drift apart 🦦💕

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epymk TIL that in 1983 a Mexcian Gulftstream jet was forced to make an emergency landing on the Mallow Racecourse near Cork, Ireland and subsequently was stuck there for 39 days until a locals were able to construct a temporary runway to allow the plane to take off again
DQxQe TIL: People can tell if you’re wealthier or poorer than average, just by looking at your face. And employers are more likely to hire faces that “look wealthier” than those that “look poorer.”
xQLw TIL a bite from the Brazilian wandering spider can lead to Priapism, which is an erection lasting for more than four hours.
OGn8a TIL: One of the most expensive books ever listed on Amazon was a biology textbook about flies selling for $23,698,655.98 USD- due to a competitive dynamic pricing algorithm gone mad; discovered by accident when a post doctoral student wanted to buy a copy of the out of print book.
17E8 TIL The late Michael Jackson had once approached J.K. Rowling about the possibility of doing a musical version of Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling said no to the idea.