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TIL that all species of octopus are venomous, but only the Blue Ringed Octopus has venom that can harm humans.

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Oo9J4 TIL viruses are not alive because they do not have cells, they cannot turn food into energy, and without a host they are just inert packets of chemicals. Then I learned they are not exactly dead, either: They have genes, they reproduce, and they evolve through natural selection.
wWBJ TIL one reason there are so many weird stories out of Florida is due to their transparency laws that allow the release crime details to the media immediately
ZpAWG TIL No Mountain gorillas are in zoos and the only way to see them is to go on a gorilla trekking tour. Permits are $700 per person in Uganda, $1,500 per person in Rwanda and visitors are allowed one hour with them
pEGZ TIL that Salvador Dali and Walt Disney collaborated in 1946 to create 6 min master piece “Destino” the animation
WkpMB TIL of blindsight, where a cortically blind person can't consciously see but still has visual information subconsciously processed. Such a person may avoid an obstacle in their field of view but not know why they did so.