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TIL a former millionaire has lived mostly alone on an island nearly 30 years - since the stock market crash of 1987

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D1YvD TIL that a study has shown that Male Robins Make the Best Bird Husbands as they possess the capability to guess what their wives want to eat, whether or not they saw what the females ate last, they can still get exactly what their partner wished for. They are also Monogamous.
jZ1Q TIL a scorpion’s anus is at the end of its tail, not on its butt
6LGQ TIL microwaving a sliced grape will cause a spark as a result of electrons being ripped away from the atom. These free electrons can compound on themselves through a process called ‘runaway breakdown’ and cause a massive surge of plasma.
xOX7 TIL that in 1954, a covert US operation overthrew a democratically elected government in Guatemala for the benefit of an American fruit company.
lowy1 TIL that in 1942, in order to sell war bonds, the city of Winnipeg Canada staged a simulated Nazi occupation which included firefights, political arrests, book burnings, and even flying the swastika over Lower Fort Garry, the city's historic center. Over $65 million was raised.