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TIL people are cloning their pets for a fuck ton of money

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7rlaM TIL of "Aptronyms", where your name peculiarly matches your life - like Sarah Blizzard (meteorologist) or Lance Bass (bass player).
oBJko TIL that playing Taps at military funerals started with a Union soldier’s funeral held too close to the enemy to risk a traditional gun salute giving away their position. They played Taps to give a quieter salute. It was also named Taps because the bugle melody was often followed by three drum taps.
JYr5m TIL The government in various states used to call their electric chair "Old Sparky"
kJZkE TIL that spelling bees are an English phenomenon. Languages like Italian and German usually don't have them because they have consistent spelling unlike English
ndA9 TIL there is a proposal to allow for the free movement of people between Canada, the U.K., New Zealand and Australia, which in a poll of 67,000 people, over 90% were in favor of