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TIL Regular Glass Blocks over 90% of harmful UV lights that reach the surface of the Earth

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ob7Y TIL if an octopus gets stressed out, it might self-cannibalize and eat it’s own limbs.
j6Ara TIL of Roger Marie Bricoux, one of the musicians on the Titanic. All band members died on the ship; however, he wasn't declared dead until 2000, and the French army considered him a deserter in World War I.
QJmJM TIL a snap of the finger produces the highest rotational acceleration observed in humans
pY9kQ TIL that farmers in India will sometimes paint their dogs to look like tigers in an attempt to keep the monkeys away.
PYXmG TIL The Antonov An-225 airplane can carry a cargo payload the weight of six Boeing 737s