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TIL that a Vocaloid songwriter and musician attempted to murder his girlfriend on May 31st, 2024

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Xx8k TIL that the author of the poem “Do not go gently into that good night” died at the mere age of 39. His poem is used frequently in modern pop culture, including the films “Independence Day” and “Interstellar,” and inspired a book George R.R. Martin penned in the 70s.
grj79 TIL that Mantis Shrimp have a second pair of thoracic appendages that are adapted for powerful close-range combat; their claws can accelerate at a rate comparable to that of a .22 caliber bullet when fired.
YgwA TIL that in the early ‘80s the CIA helped facilitate the widespread sale of cocaine in poor L.A. neighborhoods to help finance the covert war against the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. The journalist who revealed this later killed himself after a smear campaign.
wL71E TIL that there is mathematical proof that we are all descendants of both royalty and a whole lot of nobodies.
yjrX TIL Chris Farley was the original voice of Shrek. He even recorded 80-90% of his lines. None of the audio has ever been made public.