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TIL: The characters in the animated series Archer are modeled after real people.

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40mb TIL that when a cat brings back dead animals, it is actually acting out its natural role as mother and teacher. Human owner’s represent the cat’s surrogate family and they are teaching us how to catch and eat prey, just as they would teach their young in the wild.
aRlL TIL that diarrhea was the leading cause of death in the American Civil War and soldiers had an honor code against shooting someone that was pooping.
wojyY TIL during the Apollo Program, NASA had an escape system for launchpad emergencies that led down a literal water slide into an underground bunker called the "Rubber Room" that could shelter up to 20 people for 24 hours
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