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TIL that the law of General Average allows shippers to jettison random goods off a ship in an emergency and that legally, everyone shipping goods on the same ship must share in the cost of the loss equally.

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PY1GO TIL Radox Spa commissioned a study to find the Top 9 most relaxing songs. The British Academy of Sound Therapy then teamed w/ Marconi Union to scientifically create the most calming song called Weightless. Using entrainment, your heart rate slows, and specific harmonic intervals create euphoria.
lgEK TIL that cephalopods (octopus) have been known to remove themselves from their aquarium, move a distance across a lab floor, and enter another aquarium to feed on crabs before returning to their original tank.
rMbe TIL in 1927 PEZ dispensers, known as “regulars,” were similar in shape to a cigarette lighter and dispensed an adult breath mint marketed as an alternative to smoking.
8abVa TIL jalepeños are red,but because we pick them before they're completely ripe, we only ever see them green.
xVy6o TIL captive bred Poison Dart Frogs are not toxic because of their diet.