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TIL that, in 2006, actor and comedian David Cross was the first investor in Kickstarter

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nkL9 TIL there is a disease that strikes starfish “that causes the creatures’ arms to crawl in opposite directions until they tear away from the body, causing the insides to spill out.”
QJB8e TIL The scene in Jaws where Matt Hooper is attacked in the cage was actually performed by a 4'9" horse jockey in a smaller cage to make the sharks look bigger.
YdNd TIL the fastest that humans have ever travelled on land is 760MPH (ThrustSSC). In the air, 4520MPH (X-15 Jet). And in space, 24,791MPH (Apollo 10 upon re-entry).
GAWE TIL there’s a tradition in the Mormon church called “Lying for the Lord” that says it’s OK to lie if it helps to spread the Mormon gospel
p8Q8e TIL that Hellen Keller learned to recognize and reproduce speech by putting her fingers on the throat, lips, and nose of the speaker.