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TIL Afghanistan only has one pig. His name is Khanzir

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b69xN TIL about the Gatun Dam. It was built to facilitate construction of the Panama Canal and was the largest damn in the world at the time.
epp0g TIL that some male octopuses set up dens next to female octopus dens and have sex without leaving the den by extending the mating arm from one den to another. They copulate repeatedly.
PYkZe TIL Losing the ability to smell lemons or onions could herald an early death
LQQjv TIL the black cat mascot of Seattle's Fire Station #9 is borrowed, with authorization, from the Eveready battery company. It symbolizes the station's readiness to respond, while station #9 corresponds to their 9 volt battery.
XNP6 TIL that a neutron star’s gravitational field is so strong, it bends light such that we can see more than half of its surface at once