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TIL the leaf sheep sea slug can perform photosynthesis by eating algae and absorbing the chloroplasts

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Y7Jxx TIL It is illegal to leave your car unlocked in Australia
A5YB TIL the Morton salt company raised the national IQ by 3.5 points when they iodinized salt in America. Iodine is critical for normal neurodevelopment particularly during gestation.
epR06 TIL that people in West Virginia have the same life expectancy as North Koreans
XE7Xk TIL The ancient Kingdom of Benin (Edo State, Nigeria) has the largest man-made structure, considered as the largest single archaeological phenomenon on earth. Four times longer than the Great Wall of China, and consumed a hundred times more material than the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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