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TIL Roly polys or Pill bugs are actually crustaceans and have gills

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oZ5K TIL a man won the lottery in 1989 for 3.1 million, then spent all the money on crack cocaine, and was later charged with murder. [x-post /r/IfIWonThelottery]
KNLR TIL knife manufacturer, Victorinox, claims never to have had to lay off an employee. To avoid this they set aside profits during boom periods to supplement recessionary periods, as well as temporarily contracting employees to other companies as outsourced labour during recessions.
p85LN TIL that sideburns is a corruption of the word burnsides, named after Civil War general Ambrose E. Burnsides and his glorious facial hair.
JEPj TIL a man tried to kill another man on live TV with his magical powers. After several hours, the magical man suggested he never died because the god he worshiped is protecting him. The man replied and said he was an atheist.
4ybR TIL Washing dishes by hand uses almost 7 times the amount of water as a modern dishwasher (103L vs. 15L for a full load)