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TIL that badgers aren’t a single type of animal. It’s a name applied to about 20 animals in the skunk and weasel families that have squat bodies and like to dig.

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GYy7J TIL about Lazarus Colloredo, a "courteous and handsome" courtier who hid his parasitic twin brother behind a cloak. Allegedly, Lazarus was spared execution for killing a man after claiming the punishment would also kill his innocent brother.
b9B80 TIL that in 1946, "Adventures of Superman” revealed the secret codes and rituals of the KKK secret society, making it a laughing stock and lowering Klan recruitment down to 0 almost overnight
LMPP TIL: Dancing in nightclubs is illegal in Japan
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p8kRO TIL in 2014, New York City had $16 Million in unpaid parking tickets from foreign diplomats. The largest offender was Egypt, with about $1.9 Million. Diplomatic immunity is the main reason that those tickets remained outstanding.