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TIL that Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Taliban all have twitter accounts that are regularly updated.

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R9W9 TIL Vulture stomach systems are so strong they can process anthrax, cholera, and botulism. Their feces is completely sterile which cleans their legs (since they’ve been walking in the stuff most likely) and cools them down (they can’t sweat).
e0NwJ TIL That Stephen Hawking attempted to commit suicide by not breathing following a tracheostomy operation however, the reflex to breathe was too strong.
mO0p TIL that the song “Black Betty”, popularized by Ram Jam in 1977, was originally an African-American work song.
ZRRv TIL Alec Guiness was one of the few cast members who believed that Star Wars would be a box office hit; he negotiated a deal for 2.25% of the gross royalties paid to the director, George Lucas, who received one fifth of the box office takings. This made him very wealthy in his later life
W48A TIL it is possible to extinguish all the mosquitoes. Scientists recently reported a system that allows them to push the “Nix” gene to such a system it would essentially create a chain reaction spreading the male gene, producing males until eventually the population crashes.