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TIL the Mantis Shrimps' claws strike with the speed of a bullet, creating cavitation bubbles that generate light and heat nearly as hot as the sun's surface.

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e0W46 TIL 17-year-old Peter Woodcock was Canada's youngest serial killer, After murdering 3 children between 1956 - 1957 he was sent to a Psychiatric Facility, years after he was given permission to leave unsupervised where he killed his last victim, He was classed as "The Killer They Couldn't Cure"
ep445 TIL about Sand Castle, a beach house made of steel & concrete, which can survive 250mph winds
QKpL TIL after the popularity of Steve Earle’s song “Copperhead Road,” the actual Copperhead Road in Mountain City, TN was changed to “Copperhead Hollow Rd” after people kept stealing road signs bearing the song’s title.
4X1pb TIL that MI5 and MI6 were just two of at least 19 sections of UK Military Intelligence that were set up in WWI, and are the only ones left active that haven't been merged or shutdown.
OoQ57 TIL humans use 100% of their brains and it's only a myth that we're using a smaller percent.