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TIL that on its birthday (April 5th) Curiosity sings itself “Happy Birthday.”

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gKvy TIL the film trucks used on the film “The Warriors” were “protected” by a real gang called The Mongrels for $500 a day. A member of the gang approached the film crew and said “we’d love to protect them for you.” A gang mediator from the police department told the crew to pay them.
m1JMv TIL that mini-horses are also employed as service animals and are protected in law much the same as a service dog.
kJPm7 TIL about the SPCSCPG, or "Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters 'George'", originally started as a joke but eventually had over 30,000 members.
69Xnw TIL prostitution is illegal in Japan but the law recognize only vaginal sex. Oral, anal and masturbations are not criminalized.
9Y6Bp TIL that despite the odds seeming very low, 93% of lost dogs are reunited with their owner, and even after 24 hours of being lost, 55 to 65% are found and brought back