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TIL that the Burmese Python infestation in the Florida Everglades likely comes from the destruction of a 900 snake breeding facility during Hurricane Andrew in 1992

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yLWw TIL NBC’s Dateline aired a segment showing gas tanks on General Motors pickup trucks tended to explode on even low-speed impacts. G.M. responded with an investigation showing that Dateline had rigged explosions in the show by affixing model-rocket engines to a truck’s underbody.
nWxDG TIL that an earlier age of breast cancer diagnosis is related to the use of antiperspirants/deodorants and underarm shaving.
rR5OW TIL that an Australasian based company is making progress in combatting dementia by literally transplanting cells into patients' brains to promote regeneration of the nervous system.
5VAB8 TIL about Pelorus Jack who was a dolphin that was famous for escorting ships through a stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand. The animal was reported from 1888 until his disappearance after 1912. Pelorus Jack was usually spotted in a notoriously dangerous channel.
d81xr TIL Kevin Leach, the Oklahoma Sooners' offensive coach, left a fake offensive script for the opposing Texas Longhorns coaching staff to find. As a result, the underdog Sooners took at 17-0 lead after only 10 minutes