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TIL that The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife, a Japanese woodblock print, is considered one of the earliest examples of tentacle erotica, with this piece of art dating back to 1814.

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nWX6r TIL that Johnny Nash, famous for his song "I Can See Clearly Now" (1972), sang the theme song for the 1960s cartoon "The Mighty Hercules".
pYGrb TIL Hawai'ian men grew their hair long because during the times of old, there was a specific “kapu”, or law, set for hula dancers. Used in only the most sacred of traditions, hair was believed to have held an extensive amount of “mana” or divine power.
JE6l TIL that in 1755, Oxford University burned a taxidermied Dodo bird, unaware that it was the last complete specimen in the world.
mEKx TIL according to BP at today’s production levels there are 53.3 years’ worth of oil left in the earth.
Dmng TIL of the Gombe Chimpanzee War, a conflict between two communities of chimpanzees in Tanzania that lasted 4 years and included violent skirmishes, numerous deaths and kidnappings