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TIL some zoos give out "Gorrila Glasses" to visitors to prevent Gorrilas from getting aggressive due to prolonged eye contact

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VMjGG TIL an Australian man suffered a sudden and severe form of meningitis at age 29, resulting in a 420-day coma, brain damage, paralysis and later death. The meningitis was caused by a parasite that entered his body 8 years prior after he ate a slug for a dare.
ElMp TIL the band Panic! at the Disco started out as a Blink-182 cover band
PYBDZ TIL Harald Wartooth defeated all the rival Swedish & Danish kings at 15 years old. There was no king in Denmark or Sweden that did not pay him tribute. He later subjugated England and had them pay him tribute.
Y7VAv TIL during the 1867 Royal Tour of Australia there were several riots (a child was killed in one), a drowning, Alfred Hall burning down (killing 3 more children) and Prince Alfred getting shot.
ZERR TIL exposure to platinum can turn snails into their evolutionary decedents the slug.