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TIL that William the Bastard's cousin was Ralph the Asshead

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Yp9Lr TIL that dogs are the only non-primate species with a left-gaze bias. Humans tend to look at the right side of a human face for better facial recognition and dogs respond to faces in a similar way: Dogs also fixate on the right side of a human face, but not that of other animals.
PYonJ TIL that after the Nazi assassination of Austrian Chancellor Engelbart Dollfuss. Fascist Italian dictator Mussolini mobilized the Italian army on the Austrian border and threatened Hitler with open war if German troops crossed into Austria.
ByoD TIL that James Cameron’s early script for Spider-Man (2002) was laced with profanity and strong violence and featured a lengthy and graphic sex scene between Peter Parker and Mary Jane.
ANEOn TIL that Mercury has ice at its poles, even though it’s the closest planet to the Sun.
GAVWE TIL That the asteroid impact that wiped out most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago sparked two years of darkness