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TIL about the existence of clown eggs. Where clowns copyright their makeup/likeness by painting them on eggs!

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mxbDp TIL when Fatima Othman, a disabled street beggar, died in an abandoned car in Beirut, she was found to be carrying 5 million Lebanese ounds in cash and a deposit book showing more than $1 million in savings.
KOVk9 TIL that female wasps consume wood fibers and mix it with their saliva to build and waterproof their nests
nkVW TIL that in American Psycho, every single one of their perfect business cards misspells ‘acquisitions’ as 'aquisitions’
8yda TIL of Robert Smalls; an escaped slave who captured and sailed a Confederate ship to the Union with 8 enslaved families, including his. He was awarded today’s equivalent of $34,000 for commandeering the ship, won a seat in the House of Representatives, and purchased his former slavemaster’s house.
xVoXw TIL our minds have the ability to "override" a sound depending on what you see while hearing the sound. This audio illusion is the McGurk effect and occurs regardless of whether or not you are aware of it.