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TIL that there is a shrew that evolved anti-crush defense and can withstand force 1000 times its weight unharmed

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aw0wo TIL that the voice actress that played Snow White, Adriana Caselotti, was forbidden by her Disney contract from appearing in films or on radio or television because it would "spoil the illusion of Snow White."
lJdV TIL that North Korea has abducted–in addition to around 485 South Koreans–Japanese, Chinese, Malaysians, French, Italians, and other citizens mainly for them to teach languages at spy schools.
WkA7A TIL the term "Cletus Safari" - (the kind of news article in which the writer makes an expedition from some enclave of sophistication—New York City, let's say—to go talk to the exotic folk out in the hinterlands to get their take on an issue of interest.)
9YM0X TIL About the Asoh defence, a term for frank acceptance of blame when you are at full fault. It’s named after Kohei Asoh, an airplane pilot who landed his plane in the waters of San Francisco, just shy of the runway. When asked about why he did this, he said: “As you Americans say, I F**cked up.”
JYAx1 TIL that Andrei Chikatilo, who violently murdered 52 people in the Soviet Union from 1978-90, was initially cleared as a suspect in 1984 because his blood type was A while the semen found at the crime scenes was AB. His second arrest revealed his blood and semen belonged to different blood groups.