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TIL Scientists Can “Unboil” an Egg

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WeV8 TIL Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.
nN1d TIL a woman spent six years without getting off her couch, allowing her skin to become attached to it.
mmDE TIL that the company that wrote and produced Rebecca Black’s Friday is co-owned by the lead singer of Nickelback
4k64N TIL there is a name for the frustration caused by difficult-to-open packaging called Wrap rage, which is perfectly named.
GYE01 TIL the marriage of Oscar-winning actress Gloria Grahame (It's A Wonderful Life) to director Nicholas Ray (Rebel Without A Cause) ended in 1950 when he walked in on her in bed with his 13-year-old son -- Her stepson. She secretly married the boy ten years later.