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TIL that some Mormyridae (also called [african] freshwater elephant fish] have the highest brain-to-body ratio of any vertebrates. Specifically Gnathonemus petersii have a much higher one than humans. They also use complex electrical ("radio") signals to communicate with each other.

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wDXE TIL that actor Andre Royo’s portrayal of the heroin addicted character “Bubbles” from The Wire was so good, that an actual Baltimore citizen gave Royo a vial of heroin on the streets in between shoots, saying, “you need a fix more than I do.” Royo calls it his “Street Oscar.”
d8Kd8 TIL the Lord of the Rings cast and crew went to TheOneRing.net's Oscar party instead of the Vanity Fair parties
yVD98 TIL that in Back to the Future (1985), the iconic DeLorean time machine was almost a refrigerator. The filmmakers scrapped the fridge idea because kids might try to climb inside and get trapped, so they chose a car instead.
YKQA TIL that in 1900, the anarchist Marius Jacob organized a band of thieves with three rules: no killing, except to preserve life or freedom, steal only from social parasites, and invest a percentage of the stolen money into the anarchist cause.
nDAG TIL Italy’s Credem Bank accepts parmesan cheese from local producers in exchange for bank loans. The offered loans are for up to 24 months, equal to the time it takes the parmesan to age. If the loan defaults, the cheese is sold at market price. 440,000 parmesan wheels (worth $250M) are stored there