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TIL ancient japanese temples and castles had thief proof "Nightingale" floors that chirped when walked on

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7rj7X TIL in 2002 an Internet geolocation service began using 38,-97, located in Kansas, as the default coordinates for all IPs it was unable to find. This led to a rural farm getting harassed by incompetent law enforcement investigators, doxxers, and Internet crackpots.
VQmD TIL that pants were likely invented to make horseback riding more comfortable.
gnrL TIL: KFC use to have a spin-off restaurant called “Kentucky Roast Beef”. (This one was in Bellevue, WA.)
LQ0Yv TIL cats are polydactyl (extra toes) because of the Sonic Hedgehog Protein. Which is a protein named after the blue video game hedgehog.
ep46D TIL that neurotransmitters were discovered in 1921 by Otto Loewi after an idea for the experiment which proved their existence occurred to him in a dream.