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TIL that Steve Irwin Nammed His Daughter After His 2 favorite pets.

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woZvM TIL Fireflies produce light in special organs in their abdomens by combining a chemical called luciferin, enzymes called luciferases, oxygen and the fuel for cellular work, ATP. Entomologists think they control their flashing by regulating how much oxygen goes to their light-producing organs.
1a7YX TIL "All Quiet on the Western Front" was banned in Poland for being pro-German and in Germany for being anti-German.
x6DWg TIL the oldest Olympic gold medalist was Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, aged 64 years 258 days, and eight years later, he won a silver medal to become the oldest Olympic medalist—a title he still holds.
58p9 TIL that the popularity of Mr. T roughly tracks the price of gold: the more popular Mr. T is, the higher the price of gold.
obWE TIL that Jerry Seinfeld offered to voice a character on South Park, but later declined after Matt Stone and Trey Parker had only offered him the part of “turkey #2”