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TIL that China blocked search engine results for “tomorrow”, “yesterday” and “today” during the anniversary of Tiananmen Square

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wL7eE TIL of John Taylor, a charlatan from the 18th century, parading from town to town doing bogus eye operations, and allegedly blinding hundreds of people, including famous composers Handel, and Bach.
78ZLb TIL that English Pouter Pigeons exist
ZRp TIL there is a species of shrimp that stuns its victims to death with extreme noise and is considered to be a major source of noise in the ocean.
X0XG8 TIL the smallest hoofed animals are called Java mouse-deer, not much bigger than ordinary rats
aQOZ TIL: Even though t-shirts were created around 1904, they were never considered to be outer wear until WWII when soldiers were seen in pictures wearing their undershirts w/ combat pants, leading to the Greaser style in the 50s and later having images printed on them