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TIL that the teeth of a Lobster are located in their stomach. Their food is chewed in their stomach “between three grinding surfaces that look like molar surfaces.”

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grVg9 TIL that when America joined WW1 they set upon purging their language of German words, Sauerkraut became “liberty cabbage,” Hamburger was rechristened “liberty steak” and German measles became "liberty measles."
8aRob TIL that King of the Hill, despite having consistently great ratings even in its later seasons, was cancelled in order to make a spot for the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show
1a6eW TIL On average, 4 shipping containers drop into the ocean every day.
4kBnX TIL in 2006, some parents were upset with a sound book for children called "Potty Time With Elmo". Instead of hearing "Uh oh! Who has to go?", the parents were hearing "Uh oh! Who wants to die?". The publisher said that a cheap computer chip that was used in the book was to blame for the problem.
nLp9 TIL when Charlie Sheen was being sentenced for using a prostitute, the judge asked him why a man like him would have to pay for sex. Sheen reportedly replied: “I don’t pay them for sex. I pay them to leave.”