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TIL Octopuses are one of the most intelligent creatures on the planet, capable of solving complex puzzles, using tools, escaping captivity, and planning ahead in the future.

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djKK TIL due to a pharmaceutical labeling error, a woman received severe chemical burns over 80% of her vagina during a routine medical procedure. By way of compensation, the pharmacy that made the error sent her an apology and a $50 gasoline gift card. The woman did not have a car.
oRw9R TIL that Ayds candy helped you lose weight!
ykbw TIL that in the 1924 Tour de France, riders used cocaine and chloroform as performance enhancing drugs.
E1JyV TIL that the traditional maritime signal flag is today used for the opposite, indicating that a ship is free of disease
OOd4 TIL that breasts have been referred to as “melon[s]” since the times of Ancient Greece