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TIL Matt Groening and Seth MacFarlane have never felt animosity towards each. They relate to each other, and their so-called feud is media-created

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v1laK TIL: The Morris worm has been referred to as the "Great Worm", due to the devastating effect it had on the Internet, both in system downtime and psychological impact on the perception of internet security and reliability. The name was derived from the "Great Worms" of Tolkien: Scatha and Glaurung.
Zp0GB TIL: We domesticated the silk moth 5000 years ago for sericulture. They lost their ability to fly, lack fear of predators, & have lost native color pigments since camouflage is not useful as they only live in captivity. They're entirely dependent on humans for survival, including finding a mate.
pXwG TIL that Pornhub, YouPorn, Tube8, XTube, RedTube, GayTube, SpankWire, Brazzers, Reality Kings, Twistys, Digital Playground, Men, Mofos, MyDirtyHobby, and Playboy are all owned by the same company MindGeek.
lj8A TIL there exists a waterfall in Antarctica that has a water source completely devoid of oxygen containing a high amount of Iron & Sodium. When the water is finally exposed to air as it flows out of the glacier, it rusts coloring the water blood red making it look like the glacier is bleeding!
Lp8d TIL a man in Texas was abducted from his home right in front of his wife by two masked men with guns. He returned two days later unharmed. Turns out he staged his own kidnapping so he could to go out and party with friends.