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TIL there exists a deep sea eel-like fish called the Bony-Eared Assfish that is currently on display in Canada.

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6M7m TIL People who drink whole milk are less likely to be fat than those who consume low-fat milk.
4v0a TIL that scientists have found a complete skull from a human ancestor believed to be 1.8 million years old. Known as Skull 5, the skull is entirely intact and has a long face, large teeth and a small brain case.
JKr4 TIL “Jay” used to be slang for a foolish person. So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a “jaywalker.”
wLY1J TIL during his year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly's feet became very soft "like newborn baby feet", because all the calluses fell off due to weightlessness.
b6vKQ TIL of the 1985 HBO/CBC mockumentary "The Canadian Conspiracy," about a plot by the Canadian government to subvert the US by infiltrating Hollywood with Canadian stars. Leslie Nielsen and his brother Erik, who was the real life Deputy PM of Canada at the time, are central to the film's plot.