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TIL frogs with extra legs are often the result of a parasite

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E1ARP TIL that a former US marine has made edible crayons
R7rkQ TIL Paul Simon thanked Stevie Wonder for not releasing an album that year in his acceptance speech for the 1976 Best Album Grammy. Stevie had won the previous two years, and would, indeed, win again in 1977.
5e4k TIL to foster infighting and maximize power, Adolf Hitler would intentionally give contradicting orders to officers whose duties he knew would overlap.
epvGJ TIL 5-time world champion Vishy Anand was India’s first GM and held the No. 1 national ranking for 37 years until September 2023, now there are 3 Indian players, including the reigning world champion, in the world top 10 and semi retired Vishy is still ranked world No. 13.
m8ME TIL a proton was detected traveling at 0.9999999999999999999999951c, with the kinetic energy of a thrown baseball. It was dubbed the ‘Oh-My-God Particle’