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TIL That one time Napoleon was attacked by 3000 Rabbits and lost.

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Y7LpP TIL that "the stank face" cats make, is not only shared with horses (amongst other animals), but also has a term. The "Flehmen Response" which in simple terms can be described as them trying to get a real big deep wiff of something funky because it's interesting. Not because it's stinks.
XElr TIL Van Gogh was colourblind: these are his paintings as he perceived them.
jvQR TIL The British pound is the world’s oldest currency still in use - it is 1200 years old.
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