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TIL TGI Fridays exists because the founder was single and wanted to create a place to meet women

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l7KxK TIL Switzerland prohibits the ownership of just one guinea pig.
Zp0GB TIL: We domesticated the silk moth 5000 years ago for sericulture. They lost their ability to fly, lack fear of predators, & have lost native color pigments since camouflage is not useful as they only live in captivity. They're entirely dependent on humans for survival, including finding a mate.
VMvm TIL that the deadliest fire in US history was largely forgotten about, because it took place the same night as the Great Chicago Fire.
eR0b TIL an episode of Rocko’s Modern Life taking place 17 years in the future aired 17 years ago on this date
R7d7l TIL of John Howard Griffin - a white journalist who darkened his skin and travelled the deep south in 1959 in order to experience life in those states as a black man