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TIL That when a domestic cow and an American Bison mate the offspring is called a "Beefalo"

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0wRm5 TIL former supreme court justice James McReynolds was blatantly anti-Semitic. He refused to speak to Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish member of the Court, for three years & habitually left the conference room whenever Brandeis spoke. He also left the courtroom whenever a female lawyer argued a case.
OGEaR TIL: there exists a porn parody of “Bob’s Burgers” titled “Bob’s Boners” and most of the shows cast and crew is aware of it.
m8pp TIL most Dutch parents allow their teens to have “Romantic Sleepovers”; where the know in advance their child is having a boy/girl over to stay the night and have sex, and approve of it.
oB64L TIL that alot of college credits do not expire like most people believe and it's pretty easy to pick up where you left off 10+ years ago depending on your field of study.
4kn66 TIL - Shuki Levy & Haim Saban composed hundreds of famous themes (e.g. Inspector Gadget, M.A.S.K., He-Man, She-Ra). Many of them were ghostwritten by other composers, in order to gain control of publishing rights and music royalty revenue. Ten composers threatened to sue and settled out of court.