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TIL there is a real meteor in the movie JAWS.

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woYyM TIL Terry Jones said of fellow Monty Python member Graham Chapman's death on the eve of the group's 20th anniversary, it was "the worst case of party-pooping in all history."
GW5N TIL Bruce Lee carried a .357 magnum everywhere once he became famous as the guy no one could beat in a fight
nP8b TIL in 2012 the residents of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe were tasked with flushing their toilets at the same time in order to prevent blockages in the sewer system. The synchronised flush takes place twice a week in order to keep the sewers clear.
9ww8B TIL about kleptoparasitism, an opportunistic feeding strategy where one animal deliberately steals food from another.
ewmD TIL the “water boatman” is the loudest animal in the world, making 20 more decibels of noise than a freight train using only it’s penis