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TIL Taylor Swift has a species of millipede named after her

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grMD9 TIL the Amstrad CPC port of Contra (Gryzor) had a troll ending where your actions during the game caused the earth to explode.
N7jmP TIL about Aptronyms, which are "people whose names and occupations have a close correspondence", such as Usain Bolt (who bolted) or Lance Bass (who sung bass)
AJvl TIL that Fiji water company ran the slogan “Fiji, because it’s not bottled in Cleveland”. The Cleveland water dept. Took offense, and ran a test determining that Fiji water has more impurities than the cities’ tap water.
QK1d TIL: Aitzaz Hasan, 15 yr old boy, died when he bravely confronted a suicide bomber walking towards his school which resulted in early detonation of the bomb. His action saved the lives of hundreds of students.
ANN7B TIL the iconic Australian hat is bent up on one side to allow the armed forces maneuver rifles on and off their shoulders without hitting the brim.