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TIL Ugg boots were invented by surfers to keep their feet warm after leaving the cold ocean

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16QEP TIL As close as 1000 years ago Madagascar was home to gorilla sized lemurs.
OoKW4 TIL that when flatworms go to space, they can grow two heads. Usually a flatworm will regrow its head and tail after they are cut off, but one with its head and tail removed regrew two heads and a second mouth. (The flatworm's mouth is located on its belly.)
woEj1 TIL At one point Walgreens made a chain of restaurants called Wag’s that operated from 1975-1991
rRJ9o TIL the bell ringer of the tallest cathedral in the Netherlands paid tributes to several music artists. The cathedral paid tributes to e.g. David Bowie, Chester Bennington and Avicii when they died.
vgp8 TIL A North Carolina man owns the only known recording of Super Bowl I, as CBS and NBC didn’t save it. The NFL countered his $1 million offer for the taping with $30,000, then later refused to buy it at all, yet warned him he’ll face legal action if he sells it to anyone else.