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TIL lots of mountains on earth are named after boobs e.g. Grand Tetons

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M7BJB TIL that in Mike Tyson’s last professional boxing match to date, he faced the 6ft 6 Kevin McBride. Tyson would attempt to break McBride’s arm, before being shoved to the floor by McBride and then eventually quitting on his stool, just before the 7th round.
eZl6 TIL There is a lake filled with jellyfish, completely harmless due to lack of predators to defend against.
dDr7Q TIL ant corpses release a chemical when they die. A scientist once recreated this chemical and put it on a live ant. Its ant friends kept bringing it to the graveyard no matter how much it struggled to return.
oRxwY TIL that prior to WWII, while working as a circus performer, was also working for US Army intelligence, photographing German U-boats in Mexican harbors.
xpkD TIL The 2005 Energy Policy Act contains a provision commonly known as the “Halliburton loophole” which exempts drilling companies involved in fracking operations to be exempt from Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and CERCLA