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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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5YkDB TIL Dolly Parton sleeps in make-up (and washes it off in the morning) just in case she has to go out in the middle of the night if a natural disaster strikes
e0dxb TIL There is not a single company owned Subway in the world. Every Subway restaurant is owned by one of 21,000+ franchisees.
Z8Mva TIL that humans are the only primates with distinct white eyeballs, they probably evolved to make it easier for humans to follow another's gaze and thus read intentions, interest and improve social cooperation
kOKp4 TIL Smokey and the Bandit was Alfred Hitchcock’s favorite movie
oBKGr TIL That the Sun seen on many South American flags and coat of arms, such as Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador, is a reference to the Incan god of the Sun, Inti.