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TIL that octopi, octopuses, and octopodes are all correct plural forms of the word octopus.

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MejeA TIL that in German there are two verbs for eating, one exclusively for humans and one for animals. In fact, you can use the animal verb to imply (impolitely) that someone eats like an animal.
VMM4 TIL Rats, when orally administered fullerenes, lived nearly 100% longer without negative effects
gObA TIL caffeine can cause a sense of impending doom, especially on those prone to anxiety.
KORjQ TIL in 2005 a group of Manchester United supporters who were annoyed by the takeover of their club by businessman Malcolm Glazer decided to start their own team - F.C. United of Manchester. The new club is democratically run by its members, who all have equal voting rights.
nWKeG TIL: That Ikue Ōtani, the voice of Pikachu, voices the role in all languages which is unlike other Pokémon voice actors, where the actor is different in each country's anime dub. It is said that Pikachu's voice was kept consistent across languages so its name would be universal across the world.