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TIL that horses hide pain very well, almost too well, due to their nature as range prey that historically wouldn't show weakness to their predators

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JYNpk TIL four-fingered cartoon characters are not allowed on Japanese TV because "four fingers" is a derogatory reference to Japan's untouchable burakumin caste. Disney pays millions for an exemption for Mickey
rbYe TIL that in 2008 a man dressed up as Santa and used a homemade flamethrower and several guns to terrorize his ex-wife’s family as revenge for their divorce
ANKO7 TIL that the ruby-throated hummingbird flies non-stop across the Gulf of Mexico as part of its spring migration and has a VO2 max that is about 10 times higher than elite human athletes.
4kKgX TIL: Black Sabbath, the band credited with releasing the first Heavy Metal album, got the idea to create "scary music" after realizing people pay money to watch horror films and visit haunted houses.
R7Zk1 TIL that a guy stole £26 million in gold, killed a policeman who was investigating him and got acquitted of the murder before going to jail for the robbery, then he got released after seven years only to kill a guy in a road rage incident and get sentenced to life.