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TIL it is illegal in many countries to perform surgical procedures on an octopus without anesthesia due to their intelligence

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Zp8yD TIL that the front wheels of a car do not remain parallel when the steering wheel is turned.
neMnd TIL About the Great Noting, a Giant Void in the space with an underdensity of galaxies in this region
XEDOX TIL Maimonides stated that "It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent one to death." Maimonides argued that executing a defendant on anything less than absolute certainty would lead to a slippery slope of decreasing burdens of proof.
jNlpQ TIL that Emmy Noether, one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century, described her doctoral thesis as "crap", despite it being well received
KY1jG TIL a 2014 study involving nearly 1,300 full-time U.S. workers found that Americans who work full-time average working 47 hours a week.