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TIL that Siamese cats get their color points due to a temperature sensitive gene. The colder the body part the darker the fur will become in that area.

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xVrR5 TIL that APA Hotel group, one of Japan's substantial hotel chains, have its own CEO author a historical revitionistic book that denies the Nanking Massacre, and having said book be available on every single room in their hotels.
GY4Z1 Today I learned that when Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, many Greek-Romans came to Egypt as tourist. Many of them ended up carving their names stating “so and so was here, and the work of these Egyptians are great” in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings.
ADXVw TIL because American textbooks are sold at a lower price in Thailand, somebody was reselling them in the US and making enough of a profit to get sued by the publishers, the Supreme Court ultimately ruled against the publishers because the "first sale" doctrine applies everywhere, not just the US
YdLP TIL that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have given over $33bn in grants to health programmes around the world. Its work focuses on prevention, immunisation and vaccination.
MgdB TIL that the beginning of Stephen King’s first published novel Carrie was rescued from the trash by his wife Tabby, who then convinced him to finish it.