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TIL of Wagahai, a Japanese pronoun used almost exclusively by fictional talking animals.

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MeJQK TIL a UK study found that North American gray squirrels are smarter than UK red squirrels at tasks to get hazelnuts. Both gray & red equally opened a clear flap to get a nut. But in a multi-step task including operating a lever to get a nut, 91% of gray squirrels solved it vs 62% of red squirrels.
KYwma TIL in 1989 Youppi!, Montreal Expos Mascot, became the first, and only, mascot to ever be thrown out of a Major League game.
dDE58 TIL in 1965, Pastor Shuttlesworth was arrested for leading a march in Birmingham. The Supreme Court overturned the ruling, saying the law was so broad that a person "may stand on a sidewalk only at the whim of any officer of that city."
wLmkP TIL that Tom Hanks has a younger brother named Jim Hanks who works as Tom's voice double on all Toy Story video games and spin-offs
oEGo TIL that spaghetti and meatballs was invented in America and not Italy.