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TIL One NFL Owner Hated Fellow Owner Al Davis So Much They Trained A Parrot To Call Out “F*ck You Al Davis” Anytime Someone Entered The Room

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BxLk TIL : A ‘Googolplex’ is such a large number, that if you were to write a '1’, followed by a '0’ on every single particle in the known universe, you would not even get CLOSE to writing out the full number.
7rKbZ TIL Latvia's symbol of national identity is a rare breed of cow with light blue or dark ultramarine hides, dark meat and produce very little milk. Under Soviet times, the cow was considered useless and tried to breed other cow breeds to replace it, nearly driving the blue cow to extinction.
9wJKX TIL that Marcus Aurelius is believed to have written a series of love letters to his tutor Fronto. One reading: "Farewell my Fronto, wherever you are, my most sweet love and delight. How is it between you and me? I love you and you are not here."
BQxL TIL: Certain ticks can transmit a meat allergy to humans which causes the person to develop hives whenever they eat meat
R768Q TIL Russian military used foot wrapping instead of socks. Technique of wrapping feet in cloth was used since 17th century up until 2013 when they allowed the use of socks and announced the abolishment of centuries old practice.