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TIL that NCIS is sponsored by Lockheed Martin, despite no product placement or advertising within the show.

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7roPr TIL - Researchers have discovered that the most humane way to anesthetize octopuses is by dunking them in ethanol — a procedure with no lasting side effects.
8aeXP TIL of the "Bucket of Crabs" mentality. It is best expressed as "if I can't have it, neither can you." This is because any crab could get out of the bucket, but they prevent each other from escaping instead of focusing on it.
jgLN TIL that phones sold in Japan permanently have the shutter sound turned on so as to deter up-skirt photography
VM7OQ TIL that the Italian liqueur manufacturer Amaretto ran an advertisement campaign where almond scented aerosol was spread in London Underground stations, which smells just like cyanide gas.
KYrmE TIL about Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (disembarkment syndrome), a neurological condition usually occurring after a cruise, flight, or other sustained motion event. It is typically diagnosed when a person reports a persistent rocking, swaying, or bobbing feeling while stationary.