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TIL The guy who designed Big Ben in London went insane a few months after finishing the clock design and handing the design to the project boss who never credited him for it.

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Z8PKG TIL that an organism capable of producing oxygen without light was discovered in 2010. Unlike plants, algae and some photosynthetic microbes who all require light, Methylomirabilis oxyfera releases oxygen even in complete darkness.
LQM4p TIL that the line "they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night" in Bruce Springsteen's classic hit song "Atlantic City" is in reference to slain Philadelphia mob boss Phillip "Chicken Man" Testa. Testa was assassinated by his own underboss Peter Casella, using a nail bomb as the weapon.
W70yB TIL that Crater Lake, Oregon wasn't formed by a meteor
lA1 TIL Daddy Long Leg spiders are more closely related to ticks than spiders.
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