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TIL Starfish do not have blood. Instead they use seawater in their vascular system to circulate nutrients.

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9A6B TIL that American company Bechtel took over the privatization of water in Bolivia in 1999 because the Bolivian government was too corrupt. Water prices subsequently raised from $5/month to $20/month for an income of $1000/year.
p8lWp TIL that Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli collaborated with the studio singer whose voice was on the albums
wg16 TIL Bob Ross had several pet squirrels. He brought them on his show from time to time.
Revw TIL: Jesse Owens, winner of four golds in the ‘36 Olympics said, “Hitler didn’t snub me – it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram.”
VMmAD TIL the 1963 movie Charade, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, entered the public domain immediately upon release due to Universal Pictures failing to actually include the word "Copyright" (or "©") in the copyright notice