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TIL about the Flehmen response, or “stinky face.” When cats smell something they like, they open their mouths and curl up their lips because an organ on the roof of their mouths contains extra scent receptors that help them get a better whiff.

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j6EMv TIL that the inverted crucifix, a popular symbol of Satanic culture, actually has Christian roots. It is called the Cross of Saint Peter, and looks like a typical crux immissa, only inverted. It is to represent St. Peter's crucifixion, as he was crucified upside down.
yQbkJ TIL Of Robert Campbell, a World War One soldier who was a German prisoner, he learned that his mother was dying, and wrote to the Kaiser, asking to be released. His request was granted, with the condition that he had to return. Campbell spent a week with his mother, then returned.
5VlVk TIL that HBO ordered a 2014 drama series about a “dynastic New York media family and its mogul patriarch” from the creator of Deadwood. It was not picked up.
R50Xj TIL about Wilhelm Canaris the head of the Abwehr, Hitler’s intelligence service, who actively opposed Hitler. One act of resistance was he minimally trained Dutch Jews to be Abwehr “agents” and issued them papers to leave Germany.
YpDLG TIL that the Powerball drawing on March 30, 2005, produced 110 2nd-prize winners. The total payout was $19.4 million, 89 of them receiving $100,000 each, while the other 21 received $500,000 each. All 110 winners had played numbers from fortune cookies made by Wonton Food Inc