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TIL Malabar Giant Squirrels are real and very colorful!
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TIL That the phrase “bleeding heart liberal” was created to be an insult to people who were against lynching.
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TIL the phrase “to pass with flying colors” originates in ship terminology. When victorious at sea, ships coming into port would fly their nation’s flags – or colors – to give an early communication of how they fared.
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TIL Indonesia realized dead Manta Rays are worth $500 whereas Manta Ray tourism brought in $1,000,000 over the life of a single Ray. Indonesia is now the largest Manta sanctuary.
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TIL theaters used to have “cry rooms”: soundproof rooms at the back of theaters so mothers wouldn’t disturb others with their children
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TIL Peter the Great instituted a beard tax and forced people to shave who hadn’t paid