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TIL that sea slugs decapitate themselves in order to regrow their bodies and to become more powerful in the oceans.

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9XnX TIL that the day of the 1966 World Cup final, the Daily Mail newspaper wrote that “West Germany may beat us [England] at our national sport today, but that would be only fair. We beat them twice at theirs.” England won 4-2, its only World Cup victory.
69Xam TIL Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s throne took 7 years to make, costing 4X as much as the World famous Taj Mahal - More than 2500 lbs. of gold and 500 lbs. of precious gemstones were embedded in the Throne and yes, the Koh-i-Noor Diamond was just one of them
Xdxk TIL that in 1795, Napoleon offered a prize to anyone who could invent a way to preserve food and make it portable. A Parisian confectioner spent 15 years experimenting and won the prize.
Woj4 TIL that Kane Hodder, the actor that played Jason Voorhees in four of the “Friday the 13th” films, once objected to a scene where Jason was supposed to kick a dog, “to which he insisted that Jason was not evil enough to hurt animals.”
7Enr TIL that Queen guitarist Brian May developed hepatitis from a tainted needle in 1974, almost forcing him to have his arm amputated. He eventually regained his health in time to help his bandmates finish the album which contained their first megahit, “Killer Queen”.