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TIL That there is a fish called a Barreleye that has a large transparent dome head.

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pRe4 TIL at a launch site in South Dakota, the entrance to the underground missile launch control center is sealed by a blast-proof door painted like a Domino’s Pizza logo, and hand-lettered text on the door reads “World-wide delivery in 30 minutes or less, or your next one is free”.
VBJoD TIL Americans invented the Internet, but a British man invented the World Wide Web.
x6vDg TIL Harrison Ford worked as a roadie for The Doors in the late 60s
J16jv TIL Marie Antoinette never actually said “Let them eat cake”. Instead, the expression was coined by either Jean-Jacques Rousseau or Maria Theresa. Also, in French, the expression is qu'ils mangent de la brioche which literally translates to “let them eat an egg-based bread”
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