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TIL there is a daisy that makes your mouth feel like it is being electrocuted

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9Y5lX TIL our star is called the Sun but doesn't have an actual name. *Not even Sol.
N7DbN TIL that the larger Pacific striped octopus is one of the only species of octopus that is not cannbalistic during mating, rather the two partners embrace each other intimately with their beaks and suckers, and they live in groups of up to 40 individuals unlike most other solitary species of octopus
eNDL TIL: a neuroscientist studying the brains of psychopathic killers scanned his own brain as a control, only to discover that he himself was a psychopath. When he told friends and family, the universal response was, “That explains a lot.”
YpMwx TIL that amateur mathematician Edward Goodwin had the Indiana General Assembly define π as 3.2 in a bill. The bill was defeated in the Indiana Senate due to the presence of Professor C.A. Waldo in the legislature on the day of the vote, who had previously "coached" the senators.
kyaW TIL that Marvel’s first movie, Howard The Duck, bombed at the box office. It cost an estimated $37 million, and grossed under $38 million internationally, netting under $1 million.