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TIL Sea otters hold hands while they're sleeping to keep from floating away from each other.

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4XApJ TIL that in South Korea it is illegal to sell phones with unremovable software that is not critical to system operation or maintenance.
9Y7PM TIL, since 1513 the Kings of Denmark names had alternated between Christian and Frederick, until 1972 when Margrethe II became the first female monarch of Denmark, since Margrethe I in 1412
b9WQ7 TIL The second person to survive going over Niagra falls in a barrel, Bobby Leach, later died after slipping on an orange peel
ey5g TIL In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent
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