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TIL that an Australian man jumped on top of a floating whale carcass surrounded by sharks (including a great white and several tiger sharks). He later admitted, “Mum thinks I’m an idiot, Dad’s not too proud either.” (Video in link.)

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vPe5x TIL Mark Twain was born on the day when Halley’s Comet flew by Earth. He said “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.” Halley’s Comet next appeared on April 21, 1910 - which is the day Mark Twain died.
MQM8 TIL that Antartica is the largest desert in the world.
dDEwK TIL that butterflies taste their food through their feet
m1xLy TIL Taylor has exclusive rights to supply and make repairs to McFlurry machines at over 13,000 McDonald's locations. A company called Kytch created a tool that helps McDonald’s franchisees diagnose problems with their McFlurry machines.
QNEx9 TIL that the Pokemon Charizard inspired the naming of Chilicola charizard, a species of stem-nesting bee.