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TIL that KY jelly has been one of most important ingredient in Alien based movies to simulate effect of alien saliva in movies like Predator and Aliens

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v1618 TIL TNT is not dynamite. They are actually very different. Dynamite is stabilized nitroglycerin, while TNT is short for its chemical name, trinitrotoluene. TNT was first used as an explosive in 1891. Dynamite was patented in 1867.
LkggP TIL The honeyguide bird is the only known animal that will, untrained and uncoerced, lead humans to honeycombs that would be otherwise difficult for a human to locate without their help. This teamwork benefits the human and honeyguide bird by making finding and eating the honeycomb easier.
698vJ TIL: During the witch trials, "spectral evidence" (evidence based on visions) was considered a form of legal evidence and if accepted, was virtually impossible for lawyers to refute. However, people at the time were unable to agree whether the devil can take the form of an innocent person or not.
WnDL TIL dc comics created a super villain named “snowflame” who needs cocaine to function
9a6G TIL when drug lord Pablo Escobar’s personal zoo was left abandoned after his death, four hippos escaped into the wilds of Colombia; their numbers have since grown to around 40.