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TIL When tickled, rats laugh ultrasonically.

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695ym TIL a village in Kerala, India was renamed Saddam Beach during the Gulf War in solidarity. Many people from there worked in the Gulf.
gajA TIL that cats only meow for humans and in the wild they use other forms of communication
QAja TIL - People who identify as porn addicts don’t actually watch more porn than other people – they just feel worse about it.
MeQxa TIL in 2001 the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, ancient Buddha statues built into an Afghan mountain. Shortly after their destruction, researchers uncovered an archeological cave site behind the statues. The Taliban unintentionally uncovered new Buddhist treasures through their actions.
P1mQO TIL Mississippi refused to air Sesame Street in 1970 due to its mixed-race cast.