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TIL that, Some species of pearlfish have chosen an interesting shelter: inside the anus of a sea cucumber.

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Z844B TIL That Elton John once composed and performed a song on the spot on TV. The lyrics were taken from a user manual for an oven.
JBaB TIL Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was the first person to announce the death of Osama bin laden via Twitter.
1NDW TIL Germans celebrate Father’s day by having “oddly dressed men pulling wagons filled with beer into parks and drinking until they pass out.”
x6r9w TIL that the concept of cognitive dissonance explains why some followers double down when their leader fails - admitting they were wrong is too painful. Psychologist Leon Festinger coined the term after infiltrating a 1954 UFO cult whose members became more devoted when their prophecy failed
p8m9b TIL that Super Mario Bros. was so popular that in 1985 a Strategy Guide for the game was the best-selling book In Japan for two years straight