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TIL - It’s Illegal to Own Only One Guinea Pig in Switzerland. This is because guinea pigs are social animals, and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alone.

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VMDYB TIL during the Vietnam War, the 1st Infantry Division captured a vital road by sending the division band to march and play music on it. The North Vietnamese troops holding the area thought the music meant a major assault was on the way and fled.
4X6YJ TIL that in the 1800's, Lobster was only considered suitable food for the poor, and prisons weren't allowed to feed inmates lobster more than 3 time a week because it was “cruel and unusual” punishment.
e0JAD TIL Robin Williams was instrumental in the early success of Audible as an investor and creator of the first weekly program
rNYe0 TIL that One Piece is the 2nd highest selling comic book of all time. It’s outsold X Men, Spider-Man and Batman to achieve this goal.
XRlD TIL that there was a long-running theory that in the film “Pulp Fiction” you can hear over the radio that Uma Thurman and John Travolta’s characters stole the prized trophy from Jack Rabbit Slim’s instead of winning it…