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TIL scallops can have up to 200 eyes!

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l7OA7 TIL US President Lyndon Johnson installed a shower in the White House that had the intensity of a firehouse and got so hot it regularly set of the fire alarms. One of Nixon's first acts as president was to have the shower torn out.
8aWn8 TIL that when Germany invaded Belgium in World War I, King Albert I took personal command of the Belgian Army. He led his army for 4 years, fighting alongside his troops, while his wife, Queen Elisabeth, worked as a nurse at the front. His 12 year-old son, the Crown Prince, also fought in the ranks
gLv9 TIL that in 2007, Costco had to recall some punching bags because they were filled with dirty underwear instead of sand.
mxRnO TIL While performing a stand-up performance in June 2004, Dave Chappelle walked off the stage after berating his audience for constantly shouting "I'm Rick James, bitch!" After a few minutes, Chappelle returned and resumed by saying, "The show is ruining my life," referring to the Chappelle's Show.
JYYwV TIL: An American dentist William James Morrison and a confectioner named John C. Wharton helped develop the cotton candy machine in 1897.