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TIL the blobfish doesn’t look like that in the deep sea (i.e. when it’s alive), it just looks like a normal fish

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MeNgW TIL The creator of Attack on Titan was inspired to create the Titans after seeing a drunk customer at a cafe. He was inspired by the lack of the ability to communicate even though the person was of the same species. He decided the most familiar and scary animal in the world is actually the human.
Wkmpd TIL After Super Bowl XIII a Steelers fan snuck into the team showers and then answered questions from reporters as if he was a player
4XEmN TIL BBB has a "'pay for your rating" system, and is incredibly corrupt.
JY9x8 TIL that as many as 1500 people died in a boiler explosion on the Sultana, a steam powered Mississippi riverboat. Largely forgotten, as Lincoln's assassin was found and killed the previous day, April 26, 1865.
olWY TIL Jay Jackson, who plays Perd Hapley on Parks and Recreation, has 13 acting credits. 11 of those are as a reporter or newscaster.