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TIL - Meerkat sentries will climb just about anything to get a better view of their surroundings…including cameramen.

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8eM6X TIL of Daniel Sickles. He shot the son of Francis Scott Key in broad daylight for sleeping with his wife, and was the first person acquitted under the insanity defense. Later he was appointed a Union general, and lost his leg disobeying orders. He regularly claimed to be 6 years younger than he was.
NAJP TIL when asked what his inspiration was for the Funkadelic album “Free Your Mind…and Your Ass Will Follow”, George Clinton said it was an attempt to “see if we can cut a whole album while we’re all tripping on acid.”
v1Gjr TIL Frog neck muscles are so weak that they use their eyes to push food down their throat. While it looks like they're blinking, they’re actually sucking their eyes down into their bodies to push food into their stomach.
ZpMmB TIL of Army Spc. Alyssa Peterson who died after shortly after refusing to participate in torture of prisoners of war. Her death was ruled a suicide.
wLaVW TIL All the McBain clips in The Simpsons make a short McBain Movie when you play then back to back.