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TIL it is illegal in many countries to perform surgical procedures on an octopus without anesthesia due to their intelligence

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Y7jkW TIL King crabs are not true crabs. They walk on 6 legs with 2 claws instead of 8 legs with 2 claws. They're more closely related to hermit crabs.
X0emj TIL that deafblind people can use the lormen alphabet to communicate
vJ0R TIL Lactose free milk has a shelf life of 60-90 days, versus regular milk at 7 - 21 days.
09E5 TIL of all US students who start a four year degree program, only about half finish. In six years.
jNv5E TIL Mason bees can pollinate anywhere from 20-100k blossoms per day while honeybees pollinate only 50-1000 blossoms per day, making the native North American mason bee a far more efficient pollinator than the European honey bee.