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TIL Shen Yun, the Chinese performing arts/dance group that frequently tours the US, is viewed as an "anti-society cult" by the Chinese Government

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gr7aX TIL the word "dollar" originates from the thaler, the shortened version of the word Joachimsthaler, the silver coin currency used by the Kingdom of Bohemia minted from silver mined in the town of Joachimsthal.
Lkw6Q TIL Giraffes have long been known as one of the mammals in the world that are not able to swim. Scientists believed that the long neck of the giraffe and the long legs would not provide enough energy to support its neck while in water
wLgDY TIL LL Cool J's wife wouldn't talk to him for 2 weeks after she saw the "Doin' It" music video, which features a woman licking his face.
vPpL4 TIL the constant mash and tug of starts and finishes is strong enough to detach the retina from drag racers' eyeballs. In the 1970s and 1980s some drag racers were knocked unconscious inside the cockpit by a horsepower-caused recoil dubbed “tire shake”
4XrGR TIL there's an emergency Hall & Oates hotline called "Callin' Oates". You can call in an choose from 4 Hall & Oates songs to listen to. Apparently, it's been around since 2011