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TIL that octopus wrestling was once a documented hobby.

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Rog7 TIL that the popular concept of “Humans only use 10% of their brain” is a myth and that there’s nothing to suggest that we don’t use 100% of our brains
KYjNQ TIL McDonalds in Poland has a Radish & Cottage cheese McMuffin
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