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TIL that Calvin Klein’s Obsession for Men fragrance is used by researchers to attract animals to cameras in the wilderness

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9YoYQ TIL Gulliver's Travels by Swift was largely changed by others in later editions from the original biting satire to remove a lot of the satirical tone and make it more passable for the general public's consumption. It was basically changed from political satire to a children's book.
QNQv6 TIL that Greece has the world's longest national anthem. It consists of 158 stanzas and would take around 55 minutes to sing in full.
8epaG TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.
LkeLr TIL That the Black Eyed Peas song "Lets Get it Started" is a reworked version their previous song "Lets Get Retarded" which would absolutely not fly today.
4XeNw TIL: Kelsey Grammar's daughter is the voice actor of 'Summer' in rick and morty.