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TIL that ASUS is a shortened form of “Pegasus”, in order to be ranked higher on alphabetical lists.

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gM7L4 TIL in the US in the late 19th Century it was briefly fashionable for people to form "13 Clubs" where they would dine in groups of 13, walk under ladders, spill salt at the table, etc. to demonstrate their lack of superstition. Several future US Presidents participated.
bjp4 TIL Sharon Osbourne sold all of Ozzy Osbournes cars when she found out he was drinking and driving
ANlvl TIL Frogs absorb water directly through their skin in an area known as the 'drinking patch' located on their belly and the underside of their thighs.
lavr TIL: When Davie Bowie heard Nirvana’s cover of “The Man Who Sold the World”, he said he was “blown away” by the fact Kurt Cobain liked his work, and said “it would have been nice to have worked with him, but just talking with him would have been real cool”
yZQJ TIL there is a creature with the ability to neutralize almost all poisons, even from creatures it has never encountered. One day this ability might be utilized by Humans. This creature is called The Opossum.