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TIL Paintball guns, before the game was invented, were used to mark cows ready for slaughter and trees ready to be cut down

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5YwLr TIL voice actress Kathryn Beaumont voiced Alice from "Alice in Wonderland" at age 13, and again at age 64 for "Kingdom Hearts".
WkRXY TIL, as a non-american, that the american constitution STILL doesnt assure the equality of men and women infront of the Law. What the fuck America
d8J1d TIL The Giant Squid demonstrates Deep Sea Gigantism, a phenomenon whereby deep dwelling species grow far larger than shallower water relatives to be more efficient in the depths where food is scarcer
epVaD TIL that the Hemlock Water Dropwort is the most poisonous plant in the UK. Its poison constricts the muscles, causing death by asphyxia, which also causes a rictus like death grin. Use of this plant in Phoenician Sardinia for executions is the origin of the term "Sardonic Grin".
WRvo TIL that a single type of bacteria may have once wiped out over 90% of earth’s lifeforms.