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TIL that in 1998 an octopus with 96 tentacles was caught in a bay in Japan.

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A9K4 TIL less than a month after the first traffic light went operational, it exploded and killed the unfortunate traffic cop who was operating it.
W70LY TIL - Some species of sea turtles can absorb oxygen through their cloacal (genital) orifice, allowing them to stay underwater for extended periods of time without surfacing for air? This method of respiration is called cloacal respiration.
bO9a TIL Weird Al Yankovic skipped two grades and was Valedictorian of his senior class
nemro TIL the world's oldest tree (Old Tjikko) is approximately 9,550 years old, and the geologist who discovered it, named it after his dead dog.
MeVmb Is there really a difference between running and jogging? At what point is someone called a runner?