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TIL Forests Are Dying in Thailand Due to the Loss of Elephants and Their Revitalizing Poop

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XEaWD Today I learned that FOX attempted to make Family Guy a MMORPG browser game. The reason why no one was barely ever heard about it was because the game didn’t even stay up for a year long. It’s life-time in total is 9 months.
1av4D TIL FOX network refused to pick up the South Park series, saying the talking poo character (Mr. Hankey) would stain "[their] network." The series was then brought to Comedy Central, and it became the highest rated show that made the network one of the fastest-growing U.S. cable channels at the time.
N7KXQ TIL Torvill and Dean's world famous olympic gold medal winning performance of Bolero was 18 seconds longer than the rules allowed. They got around this by spending the first 18 seconds on their knees, as the clock didn't start until their blades touched the ice
aN5b TIL that as a teenager, Lou Reed’s parents made him undergo electroshock therapy 3 times a week in an attempt to cure him of his bisexuality
1aGK8 TIL about the Flehmen response, or “stinky face.” When cats smell something they like, they open their mouths and curl up their lips because an organ on the roof of their mouths contains extra scent receptors that help them get a better whiff.