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TIL peanuts have more protein than any other nut.

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wLVW8 TIL lobster’s brain is located in its throat, nervous system in abdomen, teeth in stomach and kidneys in head, hears using its legs, tastes with its feet, and tends to favor one front limb meaning they can be right-clawed or left-clawed
oBZV8 TIL that vegetarians are more likely to suffer from mental disorders than omnivores
Oo9a6 TIL about Chai Ling, a student leader during the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. She advocated to continue protesting until a bloodshed would change China, but when interviewed before the incident about whether she herself would attend the protests, she answered no, cause she wanted to live.
kJ5pg TIL of Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis (OOKP), also known as Tooth-in-Eye surgery, was first developed in the 1960s. This procedure involves implanting a tooth into a blind person’s eye to help restore their sight and continues to be performed today.
kN04 TIL: Penknives were originally used for sharpening or pointing quills to use as dip pens.