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TIL that not only has “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” by Tiny Tim become known for its eerie sound and use in horror movies, but Tiny Tim actually had a heart attack while performing the song and died.

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41Lg TIL, Stella Lieback, the woman who sued McDonald’s over split hot coffee was 79 at the time, suffered 3rd degree burns and spent over a week in the hospital requiring skin grafts and other treatments. She only sued McDonalds so they could cover all medical expenses, they offered a paltry $800.
ZpXNQ Today I learned that if a spider is big enough, it can hiss by moving the hairs on its body a certain way - it sounds somewhere between rustling leaves and a snake
D1yGY TIL That the Arctic Tern fly over 18,000 miles every year in their quest for eternal sunlight. Thanks to their light weight they can glide for extended periods of time on the ocean even sleeping and eating while gliding.
OGQaa TIL the first draft of the Portuguese republican national anthem was extremely anti-British. Part of the anthem was erased and the word "Breton" was replaced with "Cannon" in what remained.
RMRl TIL new research suggests that dolphins are second only to humans in smarts