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TIL An Octopus doesn't have 8 arms but 6 arms and 2 legs.

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bRda TIL Jane Barbe was the woman who did “The number you have dialed…” recordings for the phone company. She got her start as a copywriter. Being a poor speller, she opted to read her first commercial out loud to her boss instead of submitting it in writing. He began paying her to make recordings.
XEe4k TIL Scientists have developed a super strong, flexible Bio-glue for wound healing without causing toxicity It has been inspired by an adhesive material (glue) secreted by slugs that sticks to biological tissues.
wnx7 TIL that in the town of Zillah, Washington, there is a small church, very appropriately named “The Church of God-Zillah”
8awKP TIL the nation of Bhutan uses Gross National Happiness (GNH) as their population’s development indicator rather than Gross Domestic Product. The concept is designed to encourage people to take more open approaches to progressive mindsets and personal wellbeing.
nepW9 TIL about the Kentucky Meat Shower. On March 3rd, 1876 unidentifiable flakes of meat fell from the sky over Bath County, Kentucky. The cause is still unknown.