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TIL that octopi have chemoreceptors in their suction cups, which prevents octopus arms from getting tangled together, as sensors recognize octopus skin + prevent self-attachment

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6EEkm TIL that a group of pandas is called an Embarrassment
djjK TIL Jackie Chan’s movie, ‘Dragon Lord’ (1982), set a World Record for most takes for a single scene totaling 2,900 total before Jackie Chan got it right to perfection in his eyes
dVMj TIL one of the oldest companies in America sold soap to George Washington and many other presidents. They still sell the scents in the exact formulas today.
51ok TIL: French may quite possibly be the fastest growing language due to West African development
R7Vbl TIL that after Beethoven went deaf, he found he could affix a metal rod to his piano and bite down on it while he played, enabling him to hear perfectly through vibrations in his jawbone. The process is called bone conduction.