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TIL a new national park was created at the end of 2019

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epWYn TIL that an octopus has 3 hearts and blue blood
b1ZE TIL a girl left her contacts in for six months and amoeba ate her eyes
LQbQd TIL 6-year-old Stormie Jones became the world's first successful recipient of a heart and liver transplant in 1984. She had a genetic condition where her liver was unable to remove cholesterol, causing 2 heart attacks. Sadly she died at age 13.
QQxa TIL there’s a Southeast Asian sport called Sepak Takraw which is like volleyball but with feet only, it looks impressive and VERY difficult
XE6eX TIL an Atlanta vegan couple was sentenced to life in prison for the death of their six-week-old malnourished baby boy starved to death, who was fed a limited diet of soy milk and apple juice.