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TIL that nearly every sidewalk in Japan is fitted with tactile paving (the bumpy yellow stuff at the edge of subway platforms) to guide blind people

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PVvg TIL: There is a species of octopus called the Argonaut. The male stores up sperm in his penis/tentacle and when he finds a mate, he tears it off and gives it to her so that she can, quite literally, go fuck herself.
WkO4B TIL dogs don’t feel guilt
OoPp1 TIL that dodo birds "could run quite fast" and were "agile and manoeuvrable." The popular image of obese, clumsy dodos probably comes from being overfed in captivity.
pYEwp TIL the CDC is recommending a "morning after" antibiotic pill to prevent STIs if taken within three days after unprotected sex. The pill significantly reduces the risk of infections like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea.
ADKvB TIL that Brazil has the Biggest number of Italians, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese, Sub-Saharan African and Lebanese (outside of those countries) people (descendants) in the world! Besides that, a Gigantic (in the millions) of German, Syrians, Polish, Spaniards, Ukrainians and Turkish people!