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TIL that Frank Zappa’s Grammy-winning album “Jazz From Hell” received a parental advisory sticker even though it is a collection of instrumental pieces and contains no lyrics at all

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bNd9 TIL dolphins have been recorded having conversations in which they alter volume and frequency of pulsed clicks to form individual “words” which they string together into sentences in much the same way that humans speak. Each dolphin would listen to a sentence without interruption before replying.
5y0R TIL that in Florida lying about your animal being a guide or service animal is punishable by 60 days in jail
9wkVM TIL: For centuries, physicians blamed behavioral changes (especially among the mentally ill) on the pull of the moon. The word “lunatic,” stemmed from this idea.
BrnQL TIL in the UK, the 5 archbishops and 21 most senior bishops of the Church of England are automatically granted 26 seats at the House of Lords (UK's Senate), with full voting powers. According to Humanists UK, the only other country to give clerics this kind of power is the Islamic Republic of Iran.
7rPk7 TIL per capita, the UK produces more scientific research than both the US and China