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TIL People stick their tortoises in the fridge during winter.

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6a0J TIL Frank Zappa performed at a Casino in Switzerland when a flare set off by an audience member started a fire that burned down the casino.The event is immortalized in Deep Purple’s song “Smoke on the Water”
X0rxQ TIL of the Grasshopper Mouse which feeds on highly venomous prey (centipedes, snakes, scorpions). Not only do Scorpion stings have little effect on the Grasshopper Mouse, but it can actually get pain relief from them.
Y71gZ TIL The 1955 Le Mans disaster was a major crash that occurred on 11 June 1955 during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, Sarthe, France. Large pieces of debris flew into the crowd, killing 83 spectators and French driver Pierre Levegh, and injuring around 120 more.
rRgJ4 TIL that Martin Van Buren is the only president who's first language wasn't English - it was Dutch.
1aLed TIL that the female Surinam Toad carry her eggs on her back and her skin grows over the eggs. The eggs hatch and go through the tadpole phase under her skin. They emerge from her skin as fully formed mini toads after 3-4 months.