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TIL Redfoo and Sky Blu of LMFAO are Berry Gordy's son and grandson, respectively

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jxej TIL that the Tunicate (sea squirt), once finding a suitable rock, will attach itself for life. At this point, it eats its own brain, deciding that it no longer needs it.
WkNoA TIL about George McJunkin: Born a slave, became a cowboy after the Civil War, and as an amateur archaeologist discovered one of the oldest sites of ancient human civilization in North America
gwKL TIL of Hanlon’s Razor, an adage that describes people’s tendency to suspect intentional wrongdoing rather than carelessness: “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.”
X0BjR TIL that chickens are tiny dinosaurs and their closest living relative is the Tyrannosaurus rex
7LVZ TIL serial killer Rodney Alcala acted as his own attorney in his trial. For five hours he interrogated himself on the witness stand, asking questions addressed to “Mr. Alcala” in a deep voice and answering them in his normal voice.