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TIL the almost final words of writer Roald Dahl, were “You know, I’m not frightened. It’s just that I will miss you all so much” to his family. After appearing to fall unconscious the nurse then injected him with morphine to ease his passing and he said his actual last words: “Ow, fuck!”

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JYP7k TIL that Seagulls stamp their feet to imitate rain, causing worms to surface
R7WJa TIL the reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) is not only a master predator but one of the most venomous fish in the world, even lethal to humans. Its appearance is that of a crusty rock affording the fish uncanny camouflage. Each of its 13 dorsal spines has two venom sacs containing 3 deadly toxins.
Y7QwZ TIL the modern bra was invented in 1914 by 19-year-old Mary Phelps Jacob, who stitched it from handkerchiefs and ribbon as an alternative to corsets. She sold her patent a year later to Warner Brothers Corset Company for $1,500. They went on to make more than $15 million from it.
oRkMo TIL that the last US soldier, Master Sgt. Max Beilke, to leave Vietnam was killed in the 9/11 Attacks when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
1aXD TIL in 2005 Snapple tried to make the world’s largest popsicle but instead the 17.5 tons of ice melted prematurely and “[flooded] Union Square in downtown Manhattan with kiwi-strawberry-flavored fluid”