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TIL On the floor of a cave in southern France were found a number of detailed portraits of humans dating back to the Ice Age.

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dDaQ8 TIL that in 2012, an Indian nurse looking after Kate Middleton was prank called by a radio station pretending to be the Queen. This led to her revealing confidential information which was then broadcast on the radio. 3 days later, she committed suicide by hanging.
9wr7m TIL conjugal visits were originally enacted to convince black male prisoners to work harder in their manual labor and Mississippi first state to implement them in 1950. By 2024, only 4 states allow conjugal visits: California, Connecticut, New York, and Washington
rNGbx TIL Why Do My Dog’s Paws Smell Like Fritos — & Is It Weird To Love It? "This scent, while loved by some and reviled by others, is typically normal. The smell is due to a combination of Proteus and Pseudomonas bacteria, which are both part of the skin's natural flora."
d1nE TIL of the algae octopus which is sometimes described as “the only land octopus” because it will routinely crawl over exposed tidal beds to hunt in the scattered tidal pools
rNlmM TIL President Grant was renowned for his mastery of horsemanship. From an early age he could train and lead whole teams of horses by himself, and he set equestrian records at West Point that stood for decades