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TIL there are more mattress stores in the US than Starbucks locations

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6y9W TIL a 2007 study found that men are more likely than women to believe “women should have the right to breastfeed in public places,” “it is appropriate to show a woman breastfeeding her baby on TV programs,” and “breastfeeding education should be available as part of a high school health education.”
nkLd TIL that early in his career, “Weird Al” Yankovic was working at a record store and Frank Zappa recognized him. Weird Al later paid tribute to Zappa with the song “Genius in France”, featuring Dweezil Zappa on guitar.
6VdY TIL When you crumple up gift wrapping it makes a shape so complex that it will defeat even the most sophisticated computers
DMKY TIL that Navy members undergoing submarine escape training must yell HO HO HO as they rise to the surface to avoid collapsing their lungs from pressure change
Z8BJD TIL The male octopus does not have a penis. A special arm called the hectocotylus, carries the sperm, and in some species they do no use it for penetration. They simply rip the entire limb off, and present it to the female.