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TIL that in Finland there is a heavy metal band for children who dress as dinosaurs

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l7lBG TIL The village of Waterproof, Louisiana sits two and a half miles from it's original 1830's location having been moved three times due to flood waters
womYJ TIL: Octopuses have three hearts: two pump blood to the gills for oxygenation, and one circulates oxygenated blood to the body. This helps them thrive in low-oxygen environments, like the deep sea.
BrJ6r TIL: The Uniform Time act allows states to be except from daylight savings time, or observe it normally. It does not allow for States to observe permanent daylight savings time, a measure that has been passed by 6 States.
x6657 TIL - When Ozone gas was first identified in 1840 its harmful effects were not widely understood - it was associated with fresh air and recuperative properties. In 1882, a businessman coined the name Ozone Park (NY) to promote the area’s proximity to "fresh tonic ocean air".
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