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TIL Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell

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ZppAB TIL Patton's solution to Hawaiian lava flows in the 40s-50s was to bomb them
vPV4r TIL that youtube has added live updating view counts
6ERDY TIL Wild tigers never lived in Africa. As part of the Felidae family (lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, etc), these cats share a common ancestor that originated from Africa. A common theory is that one branch of this family migrated to Asia nearly 2 million years ago, evolving into tigers.
GPMJ TIL that McDonald’s faced controversy when they opened their first stores in the U.K. Applicants were asked if they wished to contribute money to an I.R.A. McDonald’s was referring to an Individual Retirement Account, but the public assumed they meant the Irish Republican Army.
v1vjL TIL that former President Jimmy Carter was once denied service at a Boston restaurant for wearing a cardigan. When a Secret Service agent pointed out that this was a former President of the United States, the hostess was quoted as saying, ''All the more reason he should wear a jacket.''