› added 4 years ago

211

TIL There is a deepsea crab named after the metal band "Metallica", because its habitat contains all kinds of metals and to raise awareness to the effects of deepsea metal mining

Read more cnet.com

via reddit.com

8k8P TIL Nicolas Cage once woke up at 2am to find a naked man eating a fudgesicle standing over his bed.
awOx9 TIL the former Bloods and Crips gang leaders made peace with each other and started an organization to promote peace in their communities. They’re now training former gang members and community leaders to help younger generations.
XEkgQ TIL that firefighters in Pana, Ill. found a cockroach infestation so massive that the city council agreed that the best option was to burn the house down
Jad8 TIL an American/Canadian Space Gun, Which Shot a Projectile 112 Miles High, Sits Rusting in a Barbados Jungle
4kMG5 TIL of a "rehabilitated" member of Al-Qaeda who tried to assassinate Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of the Interior by sticking a pound of plastic explosive in his anal cavity. The target survived, stating "I did not want him to be searched, but he surprised me by blowing himself up"