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TIL Matt Groening named the main members of the Simpsons family (apart from Bart) after his own family (ex. Homer Groening is Matt's father)

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D14Dp TIL an octopus named Otto caused an aquarium power outage by climbing to the edge of his tank and shooting a jet of water at a bright light that was annoying him. He's also been seen juggling hermit crabs, throwing rocks at the glass and re-arranging his tank surroundings.
v1ld7 TIL the image of a black man kneeling has been an icon for black rights since the 1700's. A popular image of the abolition movement was made into jewelry worn by abolition supporters.
GA9kE TIL that Meriwether Lewis suffered bouts of depression and probably committed suicide only a few years after completing the famous Lewis and Clark expedition.
lgWa TIL: All of Doctor Manhattan’s abilities have a basis in reality, with Cherenkov radiation as an explanation to why Doctor Manhattan is blue.
MeN7B TIL No matter how messed up Slash from Guns N' Roses was on alcohol and drugs in his 80s hard partying days, he was always polite and had good manners