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TIL Octopuses have copper-based blood instead of iron-based blood, which is why their blood is blue rather than red

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Zpj44 TIL that WinCo Foods Inc., a popular chain of supermarket stores on the US West Coast, is majority-owned by its employees.
8emK TIL - Last time a president tried to cut PBS funding, a humble man came to its defense. People in the room started to tear up and actually cry.
4X8a6 TIL in 1986, 12 members of a Florida jury got stuck in the courthouse elevator for 20 minutes. The jurors were hearing a case against the Otis elevator company.
KokR TIL Keanu Reeves donated $80 million of his $114 million earnings of the Matrix sequels to the special effects and makeup staff, stating “Money is the last thing I think about.”
b607N TIL almost half of selfie-related deaths worldwide since October 2011 have taken place in India