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TIL that it's illegal to make or sell products with dog or cat fur in the United States

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6Qol TIL Ranald Macdonald a Chinook/Scottish man, ventured to Japan despite knowing of the strict isolationist policy. He pretended to shipwreck on an island, where he was caught and sent to Nagasaki. There, he managed to convince the Daimyo that he could be of value as Japan’s first English teacher.
mxrwx TIL that under Chinese occupation (which killed 1.2 million people), the Tibetan language is banned in Tibet
p8NLO Today I learned that the term "NSFW" was invented to prevent British school kids from seeing things they are not supposed to be exposed to.
ADdOn TIL, killer whales are actually a species of large dolphins!
mZLR TIL the Butt fumble has its own Wikipedia page