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KOYRw TIL while catnip is a stimulant for cats, it is a sedative for dogs.
PYVdJ TIL that Iceland in 1940 passed a law that made swimming lessons mandatory in schools starting at grade 1 (age 6) to grade 10 (age 16). Lessons are held once a week. Historically, a lot of Icelandic seamen had met a tragic end because of the harsh sea and this law was an attempt at saving lives.
1aNkV TIL that ancient greek males were not ashamed of exposing their entire genitalia, only the glans. This led to the habit of covering it up with the foreskin using a special knot called "kynodesme", or dog tie.
PZQg TIL of Rabbit Starvation, a rare form of malnutrition that occurs when exclusively eating extremely lean meats, like rabbit. Since rabbit meat is so lean, if someone eats only rabbit they will starve to death.
kJ7r4 TIL: Movable Type was first invented in China in the 11th Century