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TIL hermit crabs form gangs to steal other hermit crabs’ shells

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Z8EX4 TIL Quincy Jones successfully sued Michael Jackson's estate based on expert testimony that was immediately expunged from the record.
Z86kB TIL: You can get rabies from inhalation of aerosolized rabies virus. It has been documented in spelunkers exploring caves inhabited by infected bats or by laboratory technicians homogenizing tissues infected with rabies virus.
g78W TIL Norwegians tried to sell liquor to Indonesia in 1805, but realized upon arrival that they did not drink alcohol. They returned to Norway and opened the casks to find an improved taste due to the sailing conditions. To this day, “Linie Aquavit” must sail an ocean voyage before being sold.
b9xYp TIL that most of the Arabian Peninsula had converted to Islam within 15 years of when Muhammad first started preaching publicly
GAoGj TIL about exotic atoms. These are semu-stable elements, not on the periodic table, made from other fundamental particles. They can sometimes even bond with regular atoms.