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TIL The origins of Jackalopes (mythical horned rabbits) were likely due to sightings of rabbits infected with Shope papilloma virus which causes keratinous horn-like growths

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a6BA TIL that Turkey (which wants to join the EU) imprisons more journalists than China and Iran combined.
R51Gw TIL That Glen Hansard started dating 19 year old ex-girlfriend Marketa Irglova when he was 37. They met when she was only 16 and helped manage her career. He admitted he "had been falling in love with her for many years prior to dating but kept telling himself she was just a kid"
AO4o TIL that whenever al-Qaeda organised games of volleyball, Mohammed Atef and Osama Bin Laden were forced to be on separate teams since they were both tall, and skilled players.
gpBX TIL: A caterpillar basically turns into a soupy liquid while in the pupa state before it rearranges itself and turns into a butterfly. The butterfly also retain some of its memories of things learnt as a caterpillar.
goAD TIL Garfield (the comic strip) was never supposed to be funny. It was crafted to fit a marketing niche.