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TIL May 25 is Towel Day, A Celebration of Douglas Adams

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4Xwda TIL that for centuries after his death there was a persistent legend that Roman emperor Nero would return to life and reconquer the empire. This led to a number of fake Neros, one of whom was so widely accepted as real that it almost led to war
KOa59 TIL Napoleons military genius was considered to be so enormeous that the entire stategy of the Coalition that defeated him (the Trachenberg Plan) depended on retreat wherever & whenever they faced him and only attacking his underlings until they built up an overwhelming numerical troop advantage.
rRDl4 TIL that the reason that both male and female genitals are darker than the surrounding skin is due to sex hormones released by puberty.
vP07K TIL “Aqua Dots” were recalled for containing a chemical that metabolizes to the controlled substance GHB when ingested
5YPWQ TIL of "Cat Pawsitive," a program which encourages cat shelters to teach orphan cats to do a "high-five" with humans, making cats more attractive for adoption. Over 400 cats who participated were adopted during the first two semesters of the program.