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TIL that the Stanley Cup has been pissed in multiple times, punted into a canal, dropped from a balcony, and left in two seperate pools. In terms of boyency, a player noted that "the Stanley Cup does not float."

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yQWAw Til: A male ferret is called a hob; a female ferret is a jill. A spayed female is a sprite, a neutered male is a gib, and a vasectomised male is known as a hoblet. Ferrets under one year old are known as kits. A group of ferrets is known as a "business".
aEmA TIL: In some Alpine countries, the Santa Claus character is accompanied by a devilish companion called Krampus, who murders naughty children by drowning them in a bathtub that he carries around with him
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WkMJA TIL Brown bats, with 20 hours of sleep, sleep the most of any animal. Giraffes can go for weeks without napping, needing 30 minutes to fully recharge.