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TIL that flatfish (turbot, sole, halibut, etc) start off round but then morph into flat bodies, with their eye coming around to the other side of their head. (Video of this linked.)

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0Bo1 TIL a village in India planted over 80,000 mangrove trees to get a world record and the trees later protected the village from a flood.
165dO TIL milk, orange juice, tea, and even cola are more hydrating than water
5Yakk TIL of Lt. Baldomero Lopez, Korean War Medal of Honor winner.
VMY14 TIL in 1561 there was allegedly a mass sighting of glowing shapes and a large triangular object engaged in an aerial battle over Nuremburg, Germany. The objects eventually fell from the sky, crashing into the ground while burning and smoking.
ore7 TIL that the Disney film “The Emperor’s New Groove” was originally supposed to be a more dramatic, Lion King-style movie called “Kingdom of the Sun.”