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TIL that barnacles are actually crustaceans, closely related to crabs and lobsters- their larvae look very similar to crabs, and upon finding a suitable site to adhere to, they will activate their cement glands, grow a hard calcium shell, and metamorphosize into adults.

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l7j1N TIL about Mayhem, a Norwegian Black Metal band. In 1991, their vocalist at the time, Per "Dead" Ohlin, committed suicide. Their bassist, Euronymous, discovered Dead's body and took a photograph of the scene. Euronymous was then murdered 2 years later by another band member, Varg Vikernes.
Y76ZB TIL that the author of "Goodnight Moon" died following a routine operation at age 42, and did not live to see the success of her book. She bequeathed the royalties to Albert Clarke, the nine-year-old son of her neighbor, who squandered the millions the book earned him.
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VPD TIL that due to exponential growth, if someone somehow folded a paper 50 times, it would reach the Sun.