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TIL Medieval Cathedrals Used to Be Covered in Brilliant Colors

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x6jvw TIL in 1987 a female orca off the Pacific coast of North America was spotted sporting a dead salmon on her head. Within weeks, individuals in two other pods also began wearing fish hats. The trend lasted a few months, then fizzled out within a year.
M94b TIL that there was an experiment to teach dolphins English. A dolphin called Peter did actually learn a few words but actually fell in love with his teacher and also had sexual urges. Consequently, the experiment ended pronto but unfortunately the dolphin couldn’t cope and committed suicide.
5BNQ TIL “Reddit” is Latin for “Gives Back”
ZpmZp TIL that until 2021, Maryland's state song was "Maryland, my Maryland," a confederate war poem set to the tune of 'O Tannenbaum.' The opening line refers to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant, and the lyrics go on to describe the Union as "Northern Scum."
N7L6P TIL of the "Southern Strategy", in which GOP politicians like Goldwater and Nixon developed campaign strategies designed to appeal to southern racism, successfully realigning the white & conservative Democratic voters in the South to vote Republican, further pushing the party rightward