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TIL That Terry Pratchett changed German publishers because Heyne inserted a soup advert into the text of one of his novels and wouldn't promise not to do it again.

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kOR8W TIL American Humane, the organization which provides the "No animals were harmed" verification on Hollywood productions, was found to have colluded with studios to cover up major animal abuses on movie sets.
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XEXNP TIL Crows in Japan learned to crack walnuts by dropping them in a crosswalk. the birds hop in front of the cars and place walnuts. After the lights turn green the vehicles drive over the nuts, cracking them open. when it’s time to cross again, the crow join the pedestrians and pick up their meal.
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Emmo TIL that H.P. Lovecraft wrote an entire essay on why he thought cats were better than dogs.