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TIL that barnacles have the largest penis-to-body ratio in the entire animal kingdom. It can stretch up to 8 times the barnacles own length

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dLn8 TIL that when conjoined twin Daisy Hilton died, her sister Violet remained alive and attached to her for several days before they were both found dead.
ONA6 TIL 44% of the people who didn’t evacuate for Hurricane Katrina stayed because they didn’t want to abandon their pets, this prompted major changes to state and federal laws regarding the evacuation of pets during disasters.
BgMlK TIL that in year 2000, 41 million dollars was spent to promote the new Sacagawea golden dollar. Television ads consisted of the head of George Washington superimposed upon a body, voiced by actor Michael Keaton, discussing the merits of the new dollar coin. The coin ended up being a failure.
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