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TIL that frogs use their eyes to help them swallow food.
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TIL Norwegians are using ‘Texas’ as a slang term for 'crazy’
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TIL that the scene in The Green Mile where Percy intentionally botches Delacroix’s execution was based on the actual botched execution of Jesse Tafero, which is speculated to have been intentional for retribution against the convicted cop killer.
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TIL that in order to study a cow’s digestion, research cows are fitted with a port in their side big enough to see and reach into so that scientists can gather the contents inside without hurting the cow. The cow lives a normal life and can actually live longer than a regular cow.
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TIL there are two schools of grammarians: descriptives and prescriptives. Descriptives create rules based on people's use and what is generally accepted among native speakers. Rules follow the people. Prescriptives create a set of rules and tell everyone to follow them. People follow the rules.
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TIL That without 'Ice, Ice, Baby' there would be no Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. Suge Knight extorted $4 million dollars from Vanilla Ice and started Death Row records, releasing debut albums 'The Chronic' and 'Doggystyle'