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TIL when dogs get the “Zoomies”, it’s known as Frenetic Random Activity Periods, or FRAPS, which is pent up energy.

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x48D TIL: the Spanish inquisition had to give 30 days notice, so people knew they were comming.
p8rPA TIL that during his early years, Peter the Great's half-sister Sophia cut a hole in the back of his throne and would whisper information and answers to him while he conversed with nobles.
p5oQ TIL a sailor who wishes to grow a beard in the Royal Navy has to submit a ‘permission to stop shaving’ form. He is then allowed two weeks to ‘grow a full set’ before he presents himself to the Master at Arms who will decide if his beard looks stupid or is respectably full enough to be permitted.
E1Ayd TIL that copyright didn’t exist in 15th century which led to an increase in copied plays. To counter this, actors got their lines only once the play was in progress – often in the form of cue acting when someone backstage whispered it to them.
yQWoa TIL that Dave Thomas, founder and chief executive officer of fast-food restaurant Wendy's, was born to a young unmarried woman he never knew. Thomas also dropped out of high school to work full-time and did not graduate until 1993, when he obtained a GED.