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TIL that a breed of Scorpion-Eating Mice Feel No Pain. Instead of causing pain, the scorpion venom blocks it, a fact that could lead to the development of new pain-blocking drugs for people.

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aO19 TIL while promoting “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” on the Daily Show, Hugh Grant angrily asked, “What is that clip? It’s a terrible clip,” to which Jon Stewart replied, “Well, then make a better fucking movie.”
nWj0W TIL that the oldest Quran manuscript was carbon dated to be around the year 568 to 645.It is called the Birmingham Quran manuscript and it is located in Birmingham University.It was most likely written during the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad.
69v8 TIL Stephen King was once mistaken for a vandal when he started an impromptu book signing in an Australian book store .
5QZk TIL children who speak Mandarin are far more likely to develop perfect pitch because of tone association with words, and that one word can have up to four different meanings depending on the pitch at which it is spoken.
kQe4 TIL Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino was heavily damaged by a bomb in an extortion attempt in 1980. The bomb was designed and built by a millionaire businessman is the most complex improvised explosive device ever created, according to the FBI.