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TIL: Narwhals’ ‘horn’ is actually an erupted left tooth, that can sense temperature, salinity, particle density, and can 'feel’

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8aBZK TIL that “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper is a cover, and was originally written and recorded by George Hazard in 1979
awwWb TIL a years-long feud between Nirvana and Guns N’ Roses ended after Kurt Cobain’s suicide, largely because GN’R bassist Duff McKagan was one of the last people to see Cobain alive. They happened to sit next to each other on a flight to Seattle and made friendly conversation about “going home.”
EEyw TIL Panarin’s Map was a prediction by a Russian professor that the United States would break up into four separate republics due to internal strain and external pressure. (Map #11)
lol8A TIL of Cherophobia. A condition where one fears that being happy can invoke sadness.
MegRm TIL in Japan, you can hire a handsome man to show up at your place, watch a sad video with you until you cry, then wipe your tears for you.