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TIL a caterpillar turns almost entirely into liquid before rebuilding itself as a butterfly.

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5Y5Mn TIL The last words of serial killer Peter Kürten were “Tell me… after my head is chopped off, will I still be able to hear, at least for a moment, the sound of my own blood gushing from the stump of my neck? That would be the pleasure to end all pleasures.”
4Mb6 TIL that Shawn Fanning of Napster fame wore a Metallica t-shirt to an MTV Awards show in which Ulrich Lars was in attendance. When he was asked where he got it he said “a friend shared it with him.”
egoE TIL German U-Boat 1206 was 8 days into its 1st tour when the Commander had a problem working the new type of toilet. The engineer called to help opened a wrong valve, flooding the battery compartment, causing release of Chlorine gas. Forced to surface, they were quickly spotted & captured by Allies.
EE8W TIL that an AI tought itself a human language by reading a videogame’s manual. After that it’s win rate in that game increased from 46% to 79%.
KYKmJ TIL women are more likely to exhibit more subtle “vulnerable narcissistic” traits and will respond to perceived slights by engaging in emotionally hurtful behaviours: making threats to end friendships, spreading pernicious rumours, and socially alienating their peers from friendship groups