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TIL Miriam Colon, the actress who played Tony Montana's mother, was less than 4 years older than Al Pacino in real life

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eO8b Til Paternity testing is illegal in France unless BOTH parents consent to it. This forces men to raise kids who are not theirs and can do absolutely nothing about it. Sending DNA samples in the mail will land you one year in jail and a big fine.
KY6wJ TIL historical linguist Max Müller had several theories about the origins of language. These include the Bow wow, Pooh pooh, Ding Dong, and Yo he ho theories.
x0k0 TIL Bats use sound to sabotage/jam rival bats’ sensors, so they can steal their prey (some also engage in fellatio).
N7nR8 TIL Rick James and Neil Young were in a band together
AB9g TIL of Chlorine-trifluoride, a substance so unstable it sets seemingly inflammable objects like concrete on fire. In the 1950’s, some was accidentally spilled in a warehouse and burned through a foot of concrete while simultaneously releasing a deadly cloud of gas that corroded anything it touched.