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TIL Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, was afraid of parrots

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jbOn TIL: Carlos Kaiser was a soccer con artist, who managed to repeatedly fool teams into signing him over a nearly two-decade pro career by doing things such as having sports writers write fraudulent articles about his ability. He had little soccer skill and never scored a goal.
wxPW Today I learned that the Appalachian Mountains are thought to be the oldest in the entire world. They also hold the 2nd oldest river, the New River.
8QG4 TIL the phrase “cut off your nose to spite your face” refers to a group of 9th century nuns who, to avoid being raped by Viking invaders, sliced off their noses and upper lips, thus exposing the teeth and gums. It kept them from being raped - but not from being burned alive.
m1xmP TIL That the IRS penalizes individuals for underpayment of estimated taxes. The penalty may apply even if the IRS owes you a refund.
GYG7N TIL, the Pacific Northwest is woefully unprepared for an earthquake and subsequent tsunami that would follow a quake in the Cascadia Subduction zone. The average time elapsed between quakes is 243 years. We are at currently at year 315 since the last quake. Everything west of I5 will be gone.