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TIL some male butterflies mark girl butterflies with a repulsive stench while doing sex in order to deter competing male rivals

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X0XYQ TIL in the Maori language the name for France is Wiwi (from overhearing the French say "Oui Oui" denoting agreement)
work8 TIL some copies of the Toy Story 2 DVD sold at Costco in 2000 accidentally contained a scene in the middle of the film from High Fidelity where the word “fuck” was used twice.
nZMr TIL Australia’s first police force was comprised of the best-behaved convicts
WkybN TIL there is a grave in County Kerry in ireland that is the supposed burial ground of an Ancient Egyptian princess called Scotia, who led settlers named ‘The Scots’ (After the princess) to scotland after whom scotland is now supposedly named.
RNl9 TIL The US government backed out of the film “independence day” because producers refused to remove references to the secret Area 51 site.