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TIL that not only is it illegal to keep guinea pigs alone in Switzerland – it’s also illegal to force a chicken to wear glasses.

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6EG8l TIL the current most senior member of the White House is the Director of Communications, a 29 year old woman who had no prior experience in politics prior to the post she currently holds.
nWJXd TIL when a newly discovered sponge-like fungi was named after SpongeBob SquarePants in 2011, a mycological research journal initially rejected the name for being “too frivolous”. When challenged, the scientists stood behind their discovery, saying “we’ll name it whatever we like”.
vPjdK TIL that the phrase "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" was only created in 2003 and was for an advertising campaign
vDAD TIL when Biagio complained about the naked figures in the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo in response, painted him as the judge of the underworld covering is naked body with a snake and donkey ears.
wLYvJ TIL that astronauts who return to Earth after a long time in space drop things in mid-air and expect them to float.