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TIL that there are animals that have more than one heart, such as the octopus — and some humans even, thanks to "piggyback" heart transplants that add another heart to the original

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KYlY6 TIL Moray eels have two sets of jaws: the oral jaws and the pharyngeal jaws
kJ5e4 TIL LazyTown was the priciest kids' TV series ever made. Originating from Iceland, each episode came with a hefty price tag of about $1 million, quite a sum considering it was primarily puppet-based.
Mejma TIL that our heads are older than our feet.
ODLe TIL Amazon and Congo were likely one river before Africa and S.America drifted apart.
WPmY TIL that the majority of nations hold their elections on either Saturday or Sunday. The US, UK and Canada are part of the minority of nations that traditionally hold elections on a weekday.