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TIL pubic lice are now an endangered species

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d801Q TIL that ancient Spartan schools deliberately underfed boys to force them to steal food, but severely punished anyone who was caught. This was thought to toughen them up, especially since it accustomed them to hunger, which was common on the battlefield.
neAdr TIL that Tim Curry was originally cast as Judge Doom in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," but he was dropped when the filmmakers found him too terrifying. John Cleese was also tested, but he wasn't terrifying enough. The iconic role eventually went to Christopher Lloyd.
4QA6 TIL that the coloration of the windows of one of MIT’s dorms, Simmons Hall, correlates with the amount of structural stress at each segment of the wall.
0dg81 TIL after multiple disputes with his town Marvin Heemeyer constructed a concrete/steel armor-plated bulldozer “Killdozer” to destroy those who had sided against him. His rampage destroyed 13 buildings & was unstoppable by Police/SWAT until the dozer stalled. He killed himself & was the only casualty
YpQEA TIL Giraffe can run extremely fast - at a gallop they reach a speed of up to 60 km/h, which ranks them among the fastest animals in the savanna, right after the representatives of the cat family.