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TIL that there are 2,797 stars on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame".

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j6M4p TIL the Hawaiian bobtail squid feeds a symbiotic bacteria living inside of it (called Vibrio fischeri) sugar & amino acids. In exchange, the bacteria emanate just enough light to match the moon's rays, rendering the squid virtually invisible at night
ne1YW TIL Cincinnati has 2 miles of incomplete subway tunnels that have been abandoned, yet in decent shape, for almost 100 years.
9YD4G Today I learned that the bagger 293 existed, a 315 foot tall, 738 foot long construction vehicle used to mine coal. It moves 8,500,000 cu ft of earth a day using a 70 foot long circular saw bucket mechanism.
Ypv9P TIL Watermelon is the official state vegetable of Oklahoma.
QN4kk TIL that WWE holds a Pay Per View wrestling event called "Elimination Chamber", except it is known as "No Way Out" in Germany to avoid connotations of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust in WW2.