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TIL that octopuses have been observed learning how to dismantle Lego structures and open child-proof caps on medicine bottles.

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Rana TIL that when President Kennedy asked the Mexican ambassador to declare Cuba a threat to their security he replied that “40 million Mexicans will die laughing.”
nWEWP TIL that the likely reason Italians "speak" with their hands, is that centuries ago gesticulating helped them communicate with others who spoke different local dialects.
e0bQ4 TIL that Kobe Bryant helped develop the first prototypes of Hypervolt Pro, a massage gun which has become popular with pro athletes over the past several years. It allows players to treat their muscles while resting on the bench during the game.
m1jXR TIL the cocoa leaves used to make Coca Cola have the cocaine removed at the Stepan Company plant in Maywood, NJ. It is the only company legally allowed to import & process them. The extracted cocaine is sold to Mallinckrodt to be refined for medicinal use.
4ymX TIL food stamps were born as conservative, pro-business policy meant to provide American-style choice in commodities for recipients and to promote mainstream American economics by allowing recipients to choose their own foodstuffs as opposed to receiving literal handouts of food from backs of trucks