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TIL the first ever honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters was Henry Kissinger

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xVQ4w TIL after laying eggs, octopus moms’ only function is to protect and tend to their eggs because their brain shuts down except for the optic glands. They remain stationary for anywhere from months to years depending on the species of octopus, uninterested in food even when its offered to them.
4XgYX TIL about the Controversy surrounding the Four Color Theorem which states that every map can be colored using only four different colors. The remarkable theorem is the first that had to be proved using computer-assistance.
LQ09V TIL the chances of us being born are 1 in 400 quadrillion, to the 150.000th power...
KODO6 TIL that in the entire state of Wyoming, there are a total of two sets of escalators.
5VAk TIL that “Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat” is the only movie to recive a rating of PG for ‘double entendres"