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TIL the brains of cockroaches carry some serious antibiotics, strong enough to slaughter bacteria that have evolved resistance to the hospital antibiotics we humans use

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LQVpZ TIL - "In the Still of the Night" by The Five Satins is the only song ever to have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 three separate times by the same artist, with the same version each time; in 1956, 1960 and 1961.
NxKE TIL that P.T. Barnum noticed people were lingering too long at his exhibits so he posted signs indicating “This Way to the Egress”. Not knowing that “Egress” was another word for “Exit”, people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit — and ended up outside.
Zb6o TIL according to research conducted by OkCupid, black women are the least popular on online dating sites even though they are the most likely to respond
b9PV7 TIL Kente cloth colors and patterns have specific meanings, and is often used to make silent, but intentional statements.
nEAd TIL the first episode of Homestar Runner was animated using Mario Paint for SNES.