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TIL ticks are arachnids, so they have 8 legs

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wWno TIL Sarah Jessica Parker had a no nudity contract clause while working on “Sex and the City.” She was the only one of the four leading actresses not to do nude scenes.
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BGEk TIL It’s possible to trap a laser’s beam inside a stream of water, which will result in the beam being guided by the stream.
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