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TIL male goats urinate on their heads to smell more attractive to females.

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Wk90A TIL: In 1572 according to Dutch legend, while Prince William the Silent was sleeping in his tent, Spanish assassins lurked outside but was saved by his pug, Pompey, who barked wildly and jumped on his face, waking him up. The pug was then considered the official dog of the House of Orange.
wpwY TIL that while abundant in the universe, Helium is a finite resource on Earth and cannot be manufactured. Its use in MRI’s means a shortage could seriously affect access to this life saving technology.
YpWRG TIL in Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage, they bought 3000 real guns for the filming because it was cheaper to buy real guns and resell later than buying props. They also rented 50 tanks which were only available for a short period because the source had to sell them to Libya later
KYkLQ TIL about the Zong Massacre. In 1781, the crew of the British slave ship Zong threw overboard a total of 142 African slaves, claiming a shortage of drinking water. The Zong's owners then made an insurance claim that was first denied, then litigated, granted, appealed, and finally rejected.
DQ9ED TIL on the May 9, 1969, episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Rogers asked Officer Clemmons, a black policeman played by François Clemmons, if he'd like to cool his feet with Rogers in a child's pool. Clemmons accepted after Rogers offered to share his towel too. Most pools were still segregated.