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TIL a new measurement type – Smoots

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EnRX TIL that Thich Quang Duc, a monk who set himself on fire to protest the persecution of Buddhists by the Catholic church in Saigon, remained motionless and never made a sound as he was burning alive. His heart remained intact afterwards. The photo of him burning alive won the Pulitzer prize.
E1Z6o TIL Steve Irwin wrestled his first crocodile when he was 9 years old. He hopped on one nearly as big as himself while croc spotting with his father along the river.
5VA0k TIL that butter is sold in different shapes depending on your region (inside the US)
X0D6 TIL that Jimi Hendrix was kicked out of the army for masturbating while on duty
nexNb TIL all wild Venus Flytraps live within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.