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TIL that venomous snakes can commit suicide by biting themselves.

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ZpvBY TIL that in the 19th century, a Portuguese writer was imprisoned and disowned for adultery. While in prison, he wrote a book featuring a character who commits similar crimes. After his death, this book made him very famous and a national hero.
8peV TIL Darrell from storage wars found a murdered body in one of the units
nexgB TIL that lawns cost American an average of 70 hours a year to maintain, causing around 35,000 lawn-mower related injuries per year
eVNb TIL ‘McRib’ contains over 70 ingredients including a bleaching agent often used in foamed plastics. McRib’s “restructured meat technology” uses proteins extracted from a mixture of tripe, heart, and scalded stomach to bind pork trimmings into a rib-like food item.
x6QAk TIL that in a Johnny Bravo Episode, Johnny asks what the point of the of creating the 19th amendment, thinking that women didn’t like to vote. In the Italian dub, this was changed to: “Women Belong in the Kitchen”