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TIL that baby hammerhead sharks have a round head to ease the live birthing process of the mother sharks.

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XjND TIL of the Sea Peoples. A group of raiders that nearly toppled ancient Egypt. We know nothing about where they came from or who they were.
9wYLG TIL Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, an HBO animated series from 1995-2000. featuring an all star cast. Each episode takes on a classic fairytale set in a different culture. This included a Chinese Little Red Riding Hood, Latino Hansel & Gretel and, Jamaican Rumpelstiltskin.
kOgmW TIL Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale was reluctant to include original footage of Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly for the Blu-Ray set because "We didn't want to make Eric feel bad". Stoltz shot for five weeks in the lead role before Michael J. Fox was picked instead
ByWe TIL a convict named Billy Hunt tried to escape Port Arthur prison by disguising himself as a kangaroo. The plan worked until a couple of hungry guards decided to supplement their rations with some kangaroo meat and took aim. Billy had no choice but to surrender.
OoWB6 TIL that Denmark was the first nation to pay worker compensation to women, nurses and air hostesses, who had developed breast cancer after years of night-shift work in government sponsored jobs.