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TIL: S.Korea government sanctioned labour camp for children and more than 500 people died in the 1980s

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rB6w TIL a lobsters brain is located in its throat, its nervous system in its abdomen, its teeth in its stomach and its kidneys in its head. It also hears using its legs, tastes with its feet, and tends to favor one front limb, meaning they can be right-clawed or left-clawed.
QBm9 TIL that pupils dilate when multiplying two two-digit numbers.
Oo0y6 TIL that, while public nudity in Ancient Greek society was not uncommon, exposure of the penis head was seen as extremely undignified, with many athletes choosing to tie their foreskin shut using a leather strap during events.
Lkaop TIL that falling bullets can reach a terminal velocity 3x faster than the speed needed to penetrate the skull AND falling bullets are > 5x as lethal as non-falling bullets.
xVN8w Saturn is home to some of the strongest winds in the solar system, with wind speeds of over 1,100 miles per hour and thanks to these strong winds and also auroras, Saturn’s atmosphere is “so warm.”