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TIL that the UN logo is centred around the North Pole to avoid any one country/continent being more prominent

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ZX4 TIL that the Portuguese Man O’ War jellyfish is not a single creature, but actually a colony of interconnected specialized organisms functioning in unison, which are themselves incapable of independent survival
BGpr TIL an Owl’s eyes are so well developed, they are not eye balls but elongated tubes. It is for this reason they cannot roll or move their eyes and can only look straight ahead (which is why they have adapted an extraordinary range of movement in their neck).
mxWNO TIL that former heavyweight champions Riddick Bowe and Mike Tyson were in the same sixth grade class but didn't know each other.
wb9o TIL in 1988, a comatose 8 month old was disconnected from life support when his father held medical staff at gunpoint in order to switch it off, and wept as he cradled his dying baby in his arms. The father was found not guilty of homicide.
rgJx TIL 78% of former NFL players are broke or under financial stress 2 years after retirement. 60% of former NBA players are broke 5 years after retirement.