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TIL that scorpions glow under a black light.

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p8y0p TIL about Mairzy Doats, a song with a reverse mondegreen - lyrics that seem gibberish that are meant to be interpreted a specific way
W7v59 TIL the Nile crocodile is estimated to kill hundreds of people each year which is more than all other crocodilian species combined & since a majority of fatal attacks are believed to be predatory in nature, the Nile crocodile can be considered the most prolific predator of humans among wild animals.
mbLR TIL avg height in US has leveled off since the late 60s compared to northern EU nations, scientists posit that one factor is greater access to nutrition and health in socialized advanced eu nations.
R5YQj TIL Ian Fleming named James Bond after an ornithologist. Fleming would later tell Bond's wife, "I can only offer [him] unlimited use of the name Ian Fleming...Perhaps one day he will discover some particularly horrible species of bird which he would like to christen in an insulting fashion."
kJOm1 TIL about Atomgrad, ("Atomic Cities"). Small industrial cities in Eastern Europe set up just to run and support near by nuclear power plants.