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TIL even though they seem stationary sea anemone can swim to get away from predators and do so at a surprising pace

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8QG4 TIL the phrase “cut off your nose to spite your face” refers to a group of 9th century nuns who, to avoid being raped by Viking invaders, sliced off their noses and upper lips, thus exposing the teeth and gums. It kept them from being raped - but not from being burned alive.
KxJa TIL Companies such as General Motors (fronting as National City Lines) bought out companies that operated electric streetcars across the USA and fully replaced them with buses, which were reliant on foreign oil.
oRYrA TIL the University of Bologna (a public research university in Bologna, Italy) was founded in 1088 and, having never been out of operation, holds the title of the oldest university in the world.
aXOb TIL: Charles Guiteau, the assassin of President James A. Garfield, chose a .442 caliber British Bulldog revolver with an ivory handle because he thought it would look good in a museum exhibit after the assassination. The revolver has since been lost and its whereabouts are unknown.
loAkV TIL Kevin O'Connor of This Old House fame, was a senior vice president at Bank of America. The producers approached him for the new gig after they shot an episode at Kevin's house.