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TIL that cockroaches’ exoskeletons allow them to withstand weights up to 900 times their body weight

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pLeZ TIL The Sopranos was denied a permit to film in a New Jersey state park by a county commissioner who called the show a “disgrace to Italians” and was later removed under corruption charges
kJVY5 TIL that when Muhammad Ali first fought Sonny Liston, both fighters were widely disliked by reporters (Ali for his brashness and Liston for his connections to organised crime), leading to sports writer Jim Murray to hope for a double knockout.
1nWW TIL the Satanic Temple endorsed Republican Rick Scott for governor of Florida, saying “Satanists are happy to show their support of Rick Scott who… has reaffirmed our American freedom to practice our faith openly, allowing our Satanic children the freedom to pray in school.”
kOGp1 TIL exactly how the mama Wren keeps that nest in our kitchen window so clean
DQ7nV TIL that within five years of Dr. Seuss’ death, his widow sold Seuss’ theme park rights to Universal Studios; multimedia rights to Living Books; and film rights to Steven Spielberg. Jim Henson’s son remarked that her business practices were over-saturating the market.