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TIL: an Octopus doesn’t have 8 legs/arms, but 6 arms and 2 legs

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06Kj TIL in 1998 the remains of six children and four adults were discovered hidden below the former home of Benjamin Franklin. According to The Times most of the bones appeared sawed or cut, and one skull had many holes drilled in it.
eXDb TIL “Sally sells seashells by the sea shore” is based on the real life of Mary Anning, who dug up fossils to sell to tourists at the beach in the 1800s to help her poor family. She discovered several intact dinosaur skeletons, including findings that contributed to the eventual theory of evolution.
8ekb TIL British police cars carry a teddy bear to console children after an accident
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