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TIL that Anonymous chose the Guy Fawkes mask out of practicality and not for its meaning; it was the only mask readily available worldwide for their 2008 protest against Scientology.

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0xV5 TIL there’s a domestic cat breed called the Pixie-bob that looks like a miniature Bobcat, and has a personality/behavior that’s often described as being dog-like.
b9gm7 TIL: Research shows that congratulating a toddler by praising them directly can discourage them from working hard because they believe their abilities are "fixed" at a high level.
69198 TIL that goldfish have a longer attention span than the average human
LQDV TIL a woman named Chante Mallard hit homeless man Gregory Biggs lodging him in her windshield, alive. She did nothing to help him, just drove home and parked in her garage where she let him suffer for hours before dying. Only caught months later because she talked about it at a party.
a1QM TIL men’s tennis players use a different type of tennis ball than women