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TIL about "swimming pool filter-induced transrectal evisceration", i.e. when people (usually children) have their intestines sucked-out of their ass by swimming pool drains

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v1rp7 TIL 8 Canadian have died in charity boxes between 2015-2019. People get trapped while trying to steal donations, or when seeking shelter.
rKX4 TIL the Emerald Cockroach Wasp injects venom into a specific part of a cockroaches brain to stop its escape/survival instinct response, lays an egg in it’s abdomen, then its larva eats the organs in a specific way to keep the roach alive before it cocoons and leaves its body.
4bVa TIL during a Queen concert in the 70s, a heckler shouted “you fucking poof” [gay slur] to Freddie Mercury during the middle of their set. Freddie responded by ordering the crew to turn the spotlight on the man, asking him to “Say it again, darling”. The heckler cowered in shame.
1a1Lr TIL that Zoe Saldana has apologized for playing Nina Simone in a movie. God forbid an actress pretend to be someone in a movie. Will she now have to apologize for playing Neytiri in Avatar, Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy?
70EO TIL cup stacking girl Rachael Nedrow didn’t know Skrillex had sampled her “Yes, oh my gosh!” on “Nice Sprites And Scary Monsters” until a friend sent her the song on YouTube, he later paid her a royalty