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TIL there were proposals in the 17th century to use an inverted exclamation point (¡) to signify irony in a sentence, a simpler version of the internet’s “/s” for sarcasm

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abWy TIL Bald Eagles go through a crazy color transformation: the first five years they gradually change; the beak turns from black to yellow, the eyes from brown to pale yellow, body feathers from mottled to dark brown, and head and tail feathers from mottled to solid white.
Bekr TIL In the late 19th century Italian immigrants where referred to as a sub-human race and it was not uncommon for Italians to be hanged by mobs in southern states
ep7a4 TIL that one of the oldest national anthems, the Spanish National Anthem Marcha Real, has no official lyrics at all. It's just the music. And while it is played people just hum "na na na" to the music.
WkO4B TIL dogs don’t feel guilt
XEvZ8 TIL that in ancient Rome, clairvoyants acted as civil servants. Augures, or auspices, interpreted the signs of birds to determine whether the gods favoured everything from elections, wars, even whether or not to hold certain ceremonies. Nothing could move forward without the auspices approval.