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TIL a four-year-old murder was solved when detectives noticed a gang member's tattoo that depicted the entire crime scene

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7EBb TIL that during the filming of “Predator” in 1987 the studio’s insurance company would not agree to insure the production unless a body guard was hired to follow Sonny Landham (Billy) around. The body guard’s sole purpose was not to protect Sonny, but to protect other people from Sonny.
m1mLp TIL of Unjust Demands Made by France on Haiti After Winning Independence: Forced to pay 150 million francs, the "Independence Debt" hindered Haiti's economy & development, stifling growth and contributing to ongoing challenges the nation faces today.
kJr4d TIL there’s a massive Burmese Python invasion underway in the Everglades and they’ve been steadily heading north for years
gr0Mb TIL that grunion fish have unusual mating habits. The females will burrow tail-first into the sand up to their necks so that only their heads stick out. Then a bunch of males will squirt their sperm onto their heads. The sperm trickles down their bodies to reach the eggs below them.
dbQr TIL 1% of all electricity consumed in the USA is used in the growing of marijuana