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TIL that seagulls can swallow a whole starfish

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v1dDK TIL of Krista and Tatiana Hogan, conjoined twins at the head. The twins “share senses of touch and taste, and can even control one another’s limbs.” They can also hear each other’s thoughts without having to speak and see through one another’s eyes.
nedmd TIL fish can breathe air outside water but only die when their gills collapse or get too dry.
vPdZr TIL that to shoot ‘Jaws’ before digital effects, the crew built an exact replica of the boat that appears in the film, the ‘Orca,’ but with the ability to sink on command. The ‘Orca 2’ sank 24 times during filming. The boat was later placed on a private island where it was ransacked by fans.
Y7KvP TIL up to 85% of star systems are made up of two or more stars
40Aw TIL: In Wyoming it is a misdemeanor to disclose the final sale price of real property (house, farm, etc). There is an effort to change this but it is being resisted by state politicians, with one stating that it “would show what a dummy I was when I bought my house”