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TIL Giant, 50-Pound European catfish beach themselves in order to capture and eat pigeons.

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avOJ TIL Marvel assigned almost all the states their own superheros. Utah’s are undisclosed members of the Mormon church.
NNeE TIL there is a microscopic animal that’s only found on Lobster lips.
R58Gj TIL Jaywalking laws vary dramatically from country to country. In most countries crossing outside of designated a crosswalk is illegal (atleast when one is available). In some countries like India and the UK it is only illegal if one obstructs traffic. The Netherlands has no concept of jaywalking.
XE6KD TIL The youngest ever powerball winner was a 19-year-old from South Carolina who won a $35.3 million jackpot after he heard a voice and "the winning numbers in his head"
BbJy TIL that prior to the income tax being enacted in 1913, the U.S. government got up to 40% of its revenue from alcohol taxes. Without the income tax in place, the Prohibition Amendment would likely not have been proposed by the Senate in 1917.