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TIL that a worm’s mind has been mapped, replicated, and placed inside a Lego robot.

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mxKAv TIL Female Elephants Are Called Cows, and Their Babies Are Called Calves.
QJADM TIL the fork was once considered immoral, unhygienic and a tool of the devil.
XEexP TIL During an interview Marlon Brando was asked "Don't you realize you're thought of as the greatest actor ever?". Brando turned to his dog Tim and replied "Tim is the greatest actor ever. He pretends he loves me when he wants something to eat"
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