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TIL a truck driver passed out, crashed, and died after breathing in toxic fumes created by a cargo of decomposing sea lettuce

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aQoJ TIL that John Hughes wrote Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in less than a week and went on to shoot the film on what was essentially his first draft of the script.
Zo9o TIL The platypus is actually not the only surviving member of its biological family. There is a small hedgehog like spiked ant-eater called a “Echidna” that is the only other surviving member of the same biological order. It is also the only other surviving mammal that lays eggs.
R74A4 TIL about Thad Roberts, a NASA intern who stole millions of dollars worth of moon rocks with his girlfriend, had sex with her on top of the moon rocks, tried to sell the rocks, and ended up in prison.
OG5b6 TIL that China has a higher life expectancy than the U.S.
4kAbg TIL that the Asian tiger snake is the only snake species that is both venomous and poisonous. Not only does it produce toxin for its bite, but it also stores poison it obtains from its toad prey in its skin