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TIL severed octopus tentacles will still function as normal for up to an hour after being cut off, even going as far as to search for food and bring it back to a “phantom mouth”.

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wLj4M TIL a dead man once won a Bonze medal in the Olymics. Until 1948, Art competitions were part of the Olympic games, therefore artists could still compete posthumously. He is the only Olympian to win a gold, silver or bronze medal in death.
BgQ0y TIL there are over 80 different federal law enforcement agencies in the United States
e0OP5 TIL: John Lovitz has had a long running feud with Andy Dick over Phil Hartmans death
gr5x4 TIL Tapping or flicking a shaken can of soda do not have a significant effect on reducing foam when the can is opened. The key factors that affect soda explosiveness are temperature and time, not any special techniques like flicking or tapping.
v15n8 TIL surgeons at a Dental College in India removed a "well-defined bag-like mass" from the jaw of a 7-year-old boy. It weighed 7 ounces and contained 526 teeth. It took a medical team five hours to meticulously search through and count all of them.