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TIL that tomorrow is Bloomsday, where James Joyce enthusiasts all over the world celebrate the day their favorite author got a handjob on a first date

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DQNaY TIL Scallops have 200 eyes, each with two retinas that use curved mirrors to focus light.
kOQG4 TIL Although the Korean and Chinese languages are not related in terms of grammatical structure, more than 50 percent of all Korean vocabulary is derived from Chinese loanwords
wLeDE TIL an indigenous language in Mexico nearly died out in 2007 after the last two remaining speakers stopped talking to each other
XEOrR TIL that the eating the liver of certain arctic animals such as polar bears or walruses would kill you due to its high concentration of vitamin A
wWp1 TIL that there’s a huge illegal industry that salvages old shipwrecks that predate nuclear testing to get steel untainted by atmospheric radiation.