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TIL that after the death of Steve Irwin, in what was speculated to be a series of revenge killings, at least ten stingrays were found dead and mutilated on the coast of Queensland

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lw0a TIL Brian May’s dad helped him build his famous guitar, but was upset when Brian abandoned his PhD program to join Queen. Brian went on to write “We Will Rock You”, “Fat Bottomed Girls"—and eventually "A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud”, the thesis he finished 36 years later.
ay4b TIL of the Hinterkaifeck murders in 1922. The farmer claimed he saw footsteps leading to the home, but not away. The family was later speculated to have been lured, one by one, into the barn where they were killed.
BrVjD TIL that George Lucas pitched the idea of Indiana Jones to Steven Spielberg while they were building a giant sandcastle together while on vacation in Hawaii.
M7yyA TIL there was a craze amongst American foodies for guinea pigs. At one company in Connecticut, imports nearly doubled since 2008 — from 600 guinea pigs per year then to more than 1,000 in 2013. The animals, called cuyes in Spanish, are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried.
X0ZPr TIL One of the oldest board games in the world, The Royal Game of Ur, was first played in the 3rd millennium BC. During the height of its popularity, the game had spiritual significance and was thought to predict a player’s future or communicate messages from deities/supernatural beings.