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TIL that octopuses have three hearts, and two of them stop beating when they swim.

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dDDM9 TIL An Indian jewelled throne named The Peacock Throne cost twice as much as the Taj Mahal
PveV TIL women used needle and thread to sew their hair in place before modern bobby pins and hair ties.
OGDee TIL that the European Commission produced a comic in 1998 called "The raspberry ice cream war" intended to educate children on the benefits of the EU. British authorities decided to pulp 75000 copies, deciding the comic was "inappropriate" and "factually inaccurate"
m1BM TIL A younger vision of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” will be presented in Geneva with the suggestion that it is the original version of what has been called the world’s most famous painting.
wPmW TIL the Kingdome in Seattle (former home of the Mariners) will finally be paid off in two years. It was demolished 14 years ago.