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TIL Flatworms Lose Their Heads but Not Their Memories

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ANQZ7 TIL the ending of "The Bourne Supremacy" was reshot just two weeks before its release. Director Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon came up with a new idea that would cost $200,000 and involve pulling Damon from the set of Ocean's 12. The movie tested 10 points higher with the new ending and made $176m.
VjV8 TIL that Assassin Bugs kill ants, suck their insides out and attatch the ants corpse to their body. They then rock up to an ants nest undetected as they possess the scent of an ant. While invisible in the ants nest, they eat when they want
NXlx1 TIL about The State Management Scheme which was the nationalisation of the brewing, distribution and sale of liquor in three districts of the United Kingdom from 1916 until 1973. The main focus of the scheme, now commonly known as the Carlisle Experiment, was Carlisle and the surrounding district.
yVLWM TIL that he 1883 eruption on Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known. It reverberated around the globe seven times before diminishing. It was heard 4,000 miles away, and people within 100 miles had permanent hearing loss.
J1dm TIL it would take over 16 years to read the entire English Wikipedia