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TIL of Ruswarp. Pronounced Russup, he was a 14 year old border collie who stayed at the side of his fallen master for 11 winter weeks on a Welsh mountainside. He lived just long enough to attend his master's funeral. Now his statue looks across the countryside where he once walked.

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Wk77L TIL when African elephant bulls enter “must” (a rutting phase of the reproductive cycle), they experience Green Penis Syndrome. During this time they secrete pungent liquids from their temporal glands, while the penis turns green and releases a constant dribble of strong-smelling urine.
R7L1 TIL that SpongeBob SquarePants re-used multiple background tracks that were created for The Ren & Stimpy Show
kL01 TIL that Estelline, TX ranks as one of the worst speed trap cities in the US. With a population of 168 people, it’s only police officer writes an average of 23 tickets a day bringing in more than $300,000 of ticket revenue a year
K0Qa TIL famous gangster Johnny Stompanato stormed onto a movie set in the UK and pointed a gun at actor Sean Connery due to jealousy involved in Stompanato’s affair with Lana Turner, only to have Connery take the gun from him and force him from the movie set.
WkRkA TIL that Eric Idle threatened to sue the producers of the film Shrek the Third, after they included a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail in the movie. He said it was an “unauthorized use” of the joke. The producers said they were honouring him.