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TIL that a researcher once proposed to his girlfriend in the acknowledgement section of a scientific paper that he published.

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neWod TIL Disney’s original home-video cover of The Little Mermaid included what some considered a phallic symbol. Disney changed the cover in response.
M7geV TIL a millipede species that actually has 1000+ legs was first described in 2021, living 50 - 200 ft (15 - 60 m) underground in Western Australia
gMjW7 TIL that a 59 year old American woman named Velma Thomas came back to life after being declared dead 17 hours earlier, and she had even been taken off life support.
8aDXK TIL that your delivery order from DoorDash or Grubhub could come from a “dark kitchen” basically the food you ordered is coming from a big name restaurant under another name. Examples being Pasqually’s Pizza being Chuck E. Cheese and It’s Just Wings being Chili’s.
9drQ TIL Abraham Lincoln was reported to be “fond of dumb animals, especially cats.”