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TIL when pursued, kangaroos will lure the chaser to bodies of water. So they can hold their pursuer under and drown them.

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V5Om TIL during the filming of Malcolm in the Middle, Bryan Cranston (Hal) would invite Erik Per Sullivan (Dewey) to spend weekends with his family and children so he could experience a more normal childhood.
rRvP0 TIL in 2000, Russian submarine Kursk experienced a torpedo system failure. The explosion caused the sub to hit the ocean floor. All 118 crew members eventually perished as a result of failed rescue missions. The president kept it quiet. Later a victims wife and mother were forcibly sedated.
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njA7 TIL Paris Hilton’s grandfather donated 97% of the family fortune and is embarrased of his granddaugher.
9wKjQ TIL that IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad (who started the company when he was 17) flew coach, stayed in budget hotels, drove a 20 yo Volvo and always tried to get his haircuts in poor countries. He died at 91 in 2018 with an estimated net worth of almost $60 billion.