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TIL a “Sploot” is the word for how some pets lay stretched on their belly with their legs behind them

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vPmo7 TIL after Han official He Jin was assassinated by eunuchs, angry troops led by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu set the palace on fire, slaughtering any males without facial hair. It was so extreme that young men were forced to flash themselves to avoid being mistaken for eunuchs and killed.
yXvX TIL that if you are allergic to shellfish, you’re also most likely allergic to cockroaches
8yL8 TIL that in the early days of the Post Office, people would continue writing text on the same page at 90 degrees to the original text to reduce expensive postage costs.
VBZbm TIL the Toronto Blue Jays have been owned by Rogers Communications since 2000. The Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves are the only two MLB teams under corporate ownership. The Braves are owned by Liberty Media.
epBrD TIL about Absolute Music, music that is not explicitly "about" anything. The debate over whether music has, or ought to have, extramusical meaning, has been subject to debate since at least the 19th century.