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TIL in The silver fox domestication experiment, the tamest foxes were selected to be bred, generation after generation, to see what happened: they became very tame very fast, developed floppy ears and curly tails, and some got mottled coats, just like other domesticated animals.

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lYQG TIL: China divides it’s citizens into “urban” and “rural” status. “Rural” citizens do not have the same rights as an “urban” citizen. (19:20)
K0Z9 TIL When AA neurosurgeon Ben Carson was a child, his mother required him to read two library books a week and give her written reports, even though she was barely literate. She would then pretend to carefully review and approve them. This inspired his eventual love of reading and learning.
NXY7P TIL that American country music singer Lee Greenwood attempted to trademark the term "God Bless the USA." The trademark was rejected since the ordinary consumer would perceive the words at their ordinary meaning rather than as a trademark, which is meant to indicate the source of a product.
og5L TIL emails over six months old can be accessed by the US government without a warrant, as they are considered “abandoned”.
e0KL5 TIL of the 1804 Haiti massacre that was carried out against the remaining white population in Haiti by Haitian soldiers. Squads moved from house to house, torturing and killing entire families. These events polarized Southern U.S. public opinion on the question of the abolition of slavery.