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TIL “Turn the other cheek” actually means that you are demanding equality from an abuser…and not passively accepting assault.

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XVr6 TIL Louie CK believes Denis Leary stole one of his jokes that eventually became the asshole song.
vPy8K TIL about unisexual mole salamanders - a group of all-female salamanders that use a unique reproductive strategy called kleptogenesis. These salamanders "steal" sperm from up to five different species of salamanders in the Ambystoma genus and use it to produce female hybrid offspring.
mxAEY TIL of the land of brushes. Kumano city in Japan's Hiroshima prefecture is famous for producing handmade brushes that are used by Hollywood makeup artists among others. But it only specialized in brushmaking after farmers had to sell brushes to earn an income during the agricultural off season.
ABng TIL, at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens (3 Golds already in hand) was one failed jump away from not even qualifying for the Long Jump Final. German competitor, Luz Long, placed a white towel 1 foot from the plate & told Jesse to ‘take off from there.’
16p1O TIL that in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Santa and his reindeer are miniature