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TIL Some species of Starfish can have over fifty arms.

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0wy7M TIL Bill Gates hijacked the control panel at an airport gate -- and got the plane to come back.
9wwGM TIL Konami's Python 2 Arcade hardware (Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, Thrill Drive 3, Guitar Freaks, etc) was just a Sony Playstation 2 with a 40GB Hard drive attached to some special hardware to accept coins and controller inputs
vkeB TIL that it is approximately 50% cheaper to drive an electric vehicle than it is to drive a vehicle that uses gasoline or diesel.
BgdQb TIL that French soldiers executed an estimated 300 African troops who demanded equal pay and better living conditions during WW2 under claims of mutiny in what became known as the "Thiaroye massacre"
5VeoR TIL until the early 1970s, funeral homes in the US doubled as ambulance services. If you were hurt or sick, you’d probably be transported to the hospital in a hearse.