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TIL when flies land on your food, they basically spit on it — because they have to release digestive juices to liquefy it into a predigested, slurpable soup they can swallow.

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eplN6 TIL of the Michigan Bounty/Scanner Law: If the displayed price is different than the price at the register, you are entitled to receive the difference plus additional compensation ("bonus") of ten times the difference. The bonus must be at least $1.00, but it may not be more than $5.00.
AXZn TIL That contrary to popular belief, serial killers generally do not have high IQs. The median IQ is 89 which is towards the lower end of average. The exception is killers who use bombs who have an average IQ of about 140.
8aL4K TIL that Mishka, the first sea-otter to be diagnosed with asthma, was taught to use an inhaler originally designed for cats!
ANXvd TIL in 2020, Mossad allegedly smuggled a robotic machine gun piece by piece into Iran and used it to ambush an Iranian nuclear physicist's motorcade.
eEV5 TIL during the shooting of The Blues Brothers, cocaine was included as part of the movie’s budget.