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TIL - 'Who Let the Dogs Out' by Baha Men isn't actually about dogs but is a critique of men who engage in disrespectful behavior like catcalling women. The "dogs" referenced in the song symbolize such men, and the lyrics call them out for their behavior. It’s a feminist anthem.

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yVDkw TIL James Cameron directed the first film to gross over $1 billion (Titanic), the first two films to gross over $2 billion (Titanic and Avatar), and is the only director to have had three films gross over $2 billion (Titanic, Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water).
oBrPW TIL about a Railway station in remote area of Japan that was going to close due to lack of usage. Only one girl used the train everyday to go to school. They kept the station working solely for the girl to graduate and closed once she finished her studies.
N7xYP TIL that depression (low energy, social withdrawal, etc.) is believed to be an evolutionary response that was advantageous to many humans to reduce the likelihood of them catching contagious diseases
AVEo TIL a man flipped off a woman while entering a Utah Freeway, and proceeded to have his middle finger shot off by her with a .357-caliber revolver
7rjPr TIL after executing the royal Romanov family the Cheka gathered up distant relatives and threw them down the same mine shaft they put the royal family. Many people didn't die so they used grenades to finish them off. When that didn't work they put brushwood down the shaft and lit it on fire.