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TIL…In Switzerland it is illegal to own one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.

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gMVJ9 TIL Genital Herpes (HSV2) dates back millions of years. Scientists found that early ancestors (Homo Erectus) most likely contracted it from another early hominin (Parathropus Boisei). Probably likely through scavenging ancestral chimp meat.
NNYP TIL Darth Vader’s name was changed in Italy because Vader sounds like toilet bowel in italian
oBALR TIL Narcissistic - A disorder in which a person has an inflated sense of self-importance. They lack empathy for others.
4NJa TIL there was man sentenced to death by a firing squad, he was shot 9 times and a 10th point blank in the face to ensure death. He somehow didnt die, laid still for hours pretending to be dead and when the squad left, he escaped.
R7bJj TIL a NYC councilman proposed adding light guards to street lights as a means of curbing city light pollution. Among just making the night sky easier to see, the change would protect wildlife from the negative effects of stray light.