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Brlye TIL jellyfish have one hole for everything: they have a single "mouth" where they consume food, excrete waste, and reproduce.
e0xVD TIL that President William McKinley (who was assassinated) often wore a trademark good luck charm. It was a red carnation worn on his lapel. While meeting with the public a 12 year old girl asked him for the flower. He gave it to her and moments later was shot.
pWMQ TIL: Worlds deadliest sniper Simo Häyhä has 505 confirmed kills under 100 days.
KO9Qa TIL That after Steve Irwin died, a number of stingrays were found mutilated on Australian beaches. It was believed they had been killed out of some misaimed retribution by people who blamed the animal for causing his death.
rGAx TIL David Letterman’s favorite musical performance on his show was by “The Heavy”. They performed “What makes a good man”. It was so good, Dave asked for an unplanned encore, then joined in during the chorus.