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TIL that moray eels has a 2nd set of jaws that hides in the throat, but comes forward to grap and transport its prey from their mouth to the stomach, like the creature from the Alien movies

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JJV8 TIL MI6 replaced bomb making instructions with cupcake recipes on al-Qaeda websites
dDMXj TIL: German Chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany - its named after Sam German, who made Baker's German Chocolate in 1852. Baker's Chocolate, while used in baking, is named after James Baker - the company pre-dates the Boston Tea party. Henri Nestle, however, was from Germany.
ZP4D TIL that human saliva contains a natural, non-addictive opiate, “Opiorphin”, and this is why we “lick our wounds”.
jXRR TIL marijuana has been legal for home use in Alaska since 1975
GAD4Q TIL The first modern supermarket, where customers could select their own items, was Piggly Wiggly, a chain opened in 1916. The founder Claurance Saunders, when asked why he chose that replied “So people will ask that very question.”