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TIL snails can crawl over razorblades and other sharp surfaces without injury

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DQ9PJ TIL about the Krankies - a comedy duo presenting themselves as a schoolboy ("Wee Jimmy Krankie") and a paternal figure ("Ian Krankie"). And then I learned that they were in fact a wife (Janette Tough) and a husband (Ian Tough) in real life. "Fan' Dabi' Dozi" was one of their most famous acts...
dmYB TIL every roller derby girl’s name must be unique to the entire country and there’s a huge database that lists every name ever!
rRene TIL that not only is Jupiter the largest planet in our solar system, it was also the first planet to form
rNLey TIL the Moldovan underwater hockey team competed in two Olympic games, but none of the team could swim. They used it as a ruse to seek asylum.
VN18 TIL as a struggling actor, Jim Carrey wrote himself a $10 000 000 check for ‘acting services rendered’ and dated it for thanksgiving 1995. By 1994, Carrey had made millions from Ace Ventura and Dumb and Dumber.