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TIL more cops have died of illness linked to 9/11 than had perished in it on that day

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BrlnD TIL Octopuses are immune to the stings of various types of jellyfish. They know this and will often rip off the stings of man-o-war (species closely related to jellyfish) and use them as whips to defend themselves from larger predators.
pmV4 TIL The creators of South Park only start making a new episode 6 days prior to the episode’s air date. In 17 seasons, they have only missed the deadline once, when South Park Studios lost power.
NmVb TIL: There are over 40 US states that tax Tampons and Pads as “Luxury” goods.
a6BA TIL that Turkey (which wants to join the EU) imprisons more journalists than China and Iran combined.
Z8EWo TIL that in 'A Clockwork Orange', the term used to refer to Alex's band of antisocial delinquents ("droogs") is derived from the Russian word for friend or buddy.