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TIL that the blobfish is actually a normal looking fish, it just decompresses when you take it out of extreme depths.

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DX6p TIL the lowest grossing major film in American history is “Zyzzyx Rd” starring Katherine Heigl - it made $20.
OM94 TIL The Mercury-Redstone rocket used to launch the first American into space was fueled by 75% ethanol and 25% water - essentially Bacardi 151
Kjdw TIL that in a secret 1960 operation, the CIA stole the Russian satellite Lunik overnight completely disassembling, examining, and reassembling it within 12 hours, and returned it in the morning without the Russians knowing - possibly changing the outcome of the space race.
wWm7 TIL that after the 1947 murder of Elizabeth Short (better known as the Black Dahlia), reporters called her mother, telling her that her daughter had won a beauty contest, once they pried enough personal information for their story, they informed her that her daughter had been murdered.
VMBbp TIL that Mother Teresa did not work to alleviate poverty, lied to donors about how contributions were spent, allowed the sick to suffer as she believed suffering was a gift from god, but opted for advanced heart treatment for herself.