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TIL of silverfish in the desert that drink water as they can absorb moisture from the air through their anus.

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XEPLQ TIL Michael Moore made a late talk show pilot for Fox in the 90s, which guest Kevin Smith. He also had O.J. Simpson as a guest, his first interview after the trial and the audience booed both Moore and OJ. Fox scrapped the project and never aired the pilot, and the footage was never publicly shown.
XNxr TIL that in 1941, the RAF dropped packages containing tea bags over the German occupied Netherlands. The packages were marked, “Holland will rise again… Keep your chins up.”
GEg1 TIL the Japanese are working on developing technology to transmit electricity wirelessly. Their goal is to transmit energy from orbiting solar panels to Earth by 2030. They have successfully transmitted 10 kW of energy 500 meters away.
9w8rG TIL that Elvis met Nixon in a surprise visit to gain a federal narcotics badge.
WoOL TIL that an Alabama man passed out drunk and was raped by a woman while he was unconscious. She became pregnant, and he was required to pay child support to his rapist.