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TIL Some People Base Romantic Compatibility on Blood Type

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9wwAX TIL that Bowling for Soup didn't write "1985." SR-71 were the original writers for their Here We Go Again album which was released a few months before BFS's A Hangover You Don't Deserve in 2004.
lXVa TIL an artificially intelligent computer was programmed to reflect some of the issues present in schizophrenia, and it proceeded to claim to be a terrorist.
4Xr9o TIL that there were two versions of the Japanese Rising Sun flag--one with the sun centered (Imperial Army) and off-center (Imperial Navy). Both are seen as symbols of domination and are generally considered insulting in parts of China, Korea, and other parts of East Asia
Y71VP TIL that a racing greyhound can reach a full speed of at least 21.3 m/s (77 km/h) 47 mph.
j6Xnv TIL Ted Cassidy, who played Lurch on The Addams family, skipped 3 grades. But due to his size he played varsity football and basketball as a freshman in high school, despite being 11-years old.