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TIL that the shoulder buttons on coats are for holding your bag in place so it doesn't fall off.

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16JrO TIL that octopuses have three hearts and have blue-colored blood.
78DYL TIL in 1984, 13-year-old Andy Smith wrote to President Reagan asking for funds to clean his bedroom after his mom called it a “disaster area”. Raegan sent a tongue-in-cheek reply saying his funds were “dangerously low” and suggested he practice volunteerism instead to solve local problems.
DQOJv TIL People sometimes resort to amputating limbs to prevent the spread of infection. Woodworm ants, specifically C. floridanus, have also been observed to do this. They will gnaw off an injured leg of a fellow ant in order to save the other ant's life.
LQEmd TIL the 1986 film "Space Camp" was famous for being a marketing nightmare, being released shortly after the Space Shuttle Challenger accident.
KOmXB TIL that Johny Cash had a younger brother, Tommy Cash who also is a country singer and is still active.