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TIL that in 2016, TNT rejected a TV Pilot called ‘Civil’ about a disputed election that slides into civil unrest and eventually war, because they thought it was too close to home for the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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dYg8 TIL that cats can receive xenotransfusions of dogs blood. They have no naturally occurring antibodies against canine blood so can receive it in life threatening situations. But only once. The second time proves fatal.
pp04 TIL Apple Computer was at least partially funded by the sale of “blue boxes” made by Woz which allowed the user to seize long distance circuits and make unbilled calls.
4kBpJ TIL about Vinegar Valentine's. During the Victorian Era , people would send each other Valentine's that were mean-spirited and insulting to the other person
5RZR TIL The coastline of Japan is one of the longest in the world, outranking that of Australia and the US. (Japan - 18,486 mi., Australia - 16,006 mi., US - 12,380 mi.)
J1yPv TIL Thanks to strict protection and management from Indian and Nepalese wildlife authorities, the greater one-horned rhino population now numbers 4,014 individuals. Once perilously close to extinction, numbering fewer than 100 individuals, the greater one-horned rhino was brought back from the brink