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TIL it snows in Hawaii

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MNWV TIL That the Roman Emperor Nero married two men, once as the bride and once as the groom.
4ddX TIL there is Vampire Squid that lives 600-900 Meters below water and is the only cephalopod in the animal kingdom to consume non living tissues, and has more teeth-like projections as opposed to suckers than a normal squid or octopus. Video in link.
4kLjo TIL Porphyrios, the name given to a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century, loosely translates to "Purple boy".
E1xr7 TIL The McDonnell Douglas F-15 can reach 30,000 ft (9,100m) in 60 seconds and has a thrust-to-weight ratio that allows the aircraft to accelerate while flying straight up. It is also the only aircraft to ever shoot down a satellite orbiting in space.
BgNWW TIL that as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, Abe Fortas, attended White House staff meetings & discussed private Supreme Court deliberations with President Johnson