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TIL that Elysia marginata sea slugs steal chloroplasts from the algae they eat in order to photosynthesize, and can regrow their entire leaf-shaped bodies after decapitation.

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VBRJp TIL Since the 1970s, the residents of Annapolis, Maryland have celebrated an Oyster Roast and Sock Burning every year on the Spring Equinox.
ABGn TIL there is a new type of snail recently discovered named after Steve Irwin named Crikey Irwiny
ADjKd TIL, the color "Baker-Miller" Pink is use in prisons and Mental health institutes to "reduce hostile, violent or aggressive behavior"
JYO6v TIL a 20 year old committed suicide and froze to death from hypothermia, with a body temperature dropping as low as 19C. He was subsequently revived several hours later after an hour and a half of CPR and various complex operations. He survived and has since recovered with no major disabilities.
dnX7 TIL that in 2009, Coolio attempted to stage dive. Nobody caught him, he was beaten up and had his shoes stolen.