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TIL that the earliest example of Japanese Tentacle Erotica dates back more than 200 years ago

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5Y99B TIL that the moon is 1/400th the size of the sun but also 1/400th the distance from Earth which results in the moon and the sun being the same size in the sky, a coincidence not shared by any other known planet-moon combination.
PYlkO TIL NASA funded a project (1960s) to learn how to communicate with dolphins. The experiment went awry, and trainers began giving handjobs to the dolphins.
gMPb9 TIL that pet rabbits are highly illegal in Queensland Australia. Owners can be fined $44,000, although magicians can apply for a special exemption.
X66R TIL The Spirit Bear survived, in part, because the Native Americans never spoke of them to fur trappers.
v9a8 TIL Robert Kennedy was assassinated during the exact same week that the Rolling Stones were recording ‘Sympathy for the Devil.’ The original lyrics were “I shouted out 'Who killed Kennedy?’” but Jagger changed it to “I shouted out 'Who killed the Kennedys?’”