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TIL Western superstar Kevin Costner is from Compton.

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pYmOA TIL There is no antivenin for Blue Ring Octopus venom. The tiny, often painless, bite causes total body paralysis and victims remain fully conscious as they suffocate - unable to call or signal for help. For this reason, Australian children are taught never to touch anything in a rock pool.
oRPkK TIL that dogs intentionally try to make humans laugh. They understand that laughter means play, and play is positive.
PY8bE TIL In 2002, BBC News Accidentally Used The UNSC Logo From The Halo Video Game Series Assuming It Was For The 'United Nations Security Council'
v1414 TIL of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, an American businessman who died when the RMS Lusitania sank in 1915, after giving his lifejacket to a young mother and her baby. He knew that he could not swim and that there were no other lifeboats available at the time. His body was never recovered.
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