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TIL Flatworms Lose Their Heads but Not Their Memories

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vPeQK TIL the Grand Canyon is listed at just 7th in the world on a list of "greatest ravines".
KYO7B TIL that Richard Gere was banned from being an Oscar presenter in 1993 when denouncing the situation in Tibet when he was announcing the nominees. This led to him being banned from visiting China and most of the main Hollywood studios blackballed him, so he mostly acted in independent films
EBAo TIL there is a “white man” café in Tokyo, where Japanese ladies ring a bell to summon tuxedo-wearing caucasians who respond with “yes, princess?” and serve them cake
wLExP TIL the Jaguar XF's start button pulses at the rate of 72 BPM, which is the heart rate of a resting jaguar cat.
b9dDa TIL that Cheez-It's are not actually square, measuring 1.0 by 0.94 inches, making them rectangles.