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TIL that butterflies remember their days as a caterpillar. Despite going into a completely liquified state during metamorphosis, the neurons for their brain stay arranged as such to allow for the memories to stay intact.

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VMB8k TIL the Wright brothers didn't like to fly together in fear of both of them dying in an accident. They wanted at least one of them to survive to carry on research.
JXVB TIL After Mick Jagger rang up bandmate Charlie Watts during the night and asked “Where’s my drummer?” Watts got out of bed, shaved, dressed in a suit, put on a tie and freshly shined shoes, then went to Jagger’s room and punched him in the face.
b6Ooj TIL of the Dicker-rod, a device intended to replace the first down chains commonly used to measure 10-yard distances during games of gridiron football.
7Gor TIL Cruise ships are legally allowed to discharge (and they do) - raw, untreated sewage once they are three miles from shore. A typical cruise ship can produce up to 30,000 gallons of sewage a day.
78pxM TIL Mammoth Cave is the world's longest known cave system. More than 420 miles of passageways have been found in Mammoth Cave. This is almost twice as long as Sac Actun in Mexico, which is the second-longest cave system.