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TIL Cherophobia is the belief that when one becomes happy,something bad will happen

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kmRB TIL that because of an old superstition, several ravens are kept at the Tower of London at all times. These ravens are enlisted soldiers of the Kingdom, and have occasionally been dismissed for bad conduct. While wild ravens live for 10-15 years, Tower ravens can live past 40 years.
yQN1e TIL of the PUPPERS Act, which protects dogs from inhumane experimentation.
R7nyj TIL Prince recorded the synthesizer solo for "When Doves Cry" at half-speed and an octave lower against a half-speed backing track, speeding it up to create the final version. Keyboardist Matt Fink was tasked with learning and performing it at full speed live.
0wYBy TIL about hyperparasitism, where a parasitic species is itself parasitised by another parasite. Up to three levels of parasitism have been identified - specifically a fungus on a fungus on a fungus on a tree
nXrY TIL That more than 50% of the US internet traffic is carried by Northern Virginia’s data centers.