› added 7 years ago

96

TIL The British Government decided that animals don’t feel pain or emotion also In March 2019 EU laws will no longer apply to the UK.

Read more thelondoneconomic.com

via reddit.com

BgNMe TIL that dogs have glands in their toes that release profile-specific scents when they dig into the ground— which is why they often scratch/ dig at the ground after urination. This is a way to further strengthen their “mark” on the territory.
rlG1 TIL When Miley Cyrus was asked which Jay-Z song she was referring to in “Party in the USA”, she replied that she had never actually heard one of his songs.
85E4 TIL Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Goldeneye, Fallout, Banjo-Kazooie, Prey (which would not be released for another 9 years), and Duke Nukem Forever (which would not be released for another 14 years) were all revealed at E3 1997 over the span of three days
AegB TIL that in June 2009, a State Department official mailed Jack Dorsey with a request to delay scheduled maintenance of Twitter’s global network, which would have cut off service while Iranians were using Twitter to swap information about protests around Tehran. Twitter complied with the request.
awwjL TIL there are individuals actively advocating against cochlear implant surgery. They consider the possibility of curing deafness a form of "ethnic" genocide as such an event would lead to the destruction of a unique population of people with a linguistic culture onto themselves.