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TIL Kobe Bryant Was Named By His Parents After The Famous Japanese Kobe Beef

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v1V78 TIL an eagle stole a rabbit from a fox, carrying both into the air as the fox fought to hold onto his meal. The mid-flight tug of war over the rabbit was caught on tape by wildlife photographer Kevin Ebi in Washington State's San Juan Island National Historical Park.
16KQP TIL that the legendary SR-71 'Blackbird' has plans for a successor, the SR-72 'Son of Blackbird'; this craft would be capable of reaching Mach 6. In 2018, Lockheed Martin announced they would have a working prototype by 2025.
vPRwj TIL that “poop sweats” — the hot flashes one can get while excreting — are caused by stimulation of the vegus nerve, which is why diarrhea can trigger the urge to get naked.
R5e1l TIL a Puerto Rican customer claimed to have been poisoned when a snapper fish they bought and ate had a tongue eating louse inside it.The case, however, was dropped on the grounds that isopods are not poisonous to humans and some are even consumed as part of a regular diet.
oBJ1W TIL MAGA - you know, like Make America Great Again - is in Nigerian parlance a word that means easily fooled idiot.