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TIL of PETERS v. FIREMEN INSURANCE CO: man gives woman herpes, she sues him, he claims that since he used his boat to foster romance and sexual conduct the company that insured his boat should provide coverage because they were suppose to cover incidents resulting from his use of the boat.

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kO5Ym TIL : AS Long As Possible (ASLAP) is a visual art work by Finnish artist Juha van Ingen, consisting of a 1000-year long GIF animation loop which will automatically start over, after the last frame has played. ASLAP is intended to continue to play for ever.
XEOV6 TIL that in 1825, the panda was given its name by a French zoologist. 76 years later, the name was lent to a black and white bear that was mistakenly thought to be a close relative. The giant panda’s name stuck, and the original panda became the lesser or red panda.
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Z8vmB TIL that villagers in central China have long been using dinosaur bones in medicine and soups, thinking they were from dragons.