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TIL bulls are given septum piercings to make it easier to control them

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m1Kxy TIL in the Brothers Grimm's original 1812 fairy tale, the Evil Queen planned to eat Snow White's organs to obtain immortality and ordered the Huntsman to assassinate her. Instead, the Huntsman assists Snow White in her escape and deceives the Evil Queen with a pig's organ.
DQmGv TIL that “keming” is a joke term for bad kerning - the spacing between letters - where poor kerning makes the “r” and “n” in “kerning” blend together, turning it into “keming.” Coined by designer David Friedman in 2008, it’s a favourite inside joke among designers.
b9Qgp TIL that all modern horses are likely descended from a single male ancestor. Wild stallions were aggressive and untamable, so he was probably a timid stallion for whom domestication was the only chance to get laid.
ENw7 TIL that seven states in the US ban atheists from holding public office. Which is unconstitutional, but still on the books.
GZlj TIL that the average IQ has been going up. If a typical person from 1910 time-transported to the present, they would have a mean IQ of 70, which is at the border of mental retardation.