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TIL abou the paradox of intolerance, which states that a society with unlimited tolerance will be destroyed by the intolerant because said society would tolerate them.

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yQj0J TIL that Lucy's Law bans pet shops and dealers in England from selling puppies and kittens. It was named after Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who developed fused hips, a curved spine, bald patches and epilepsy after years of mistreatment in the puppy farming system.
n6kW TIL Ampersand(the & symbol) used to be the 27th letter of the alphabet and used to be called “and”
1mKd TIL even when taking dinosaurs into account, the modern day blue whale is the largest animal to ever live.
nWEo7 TIL both Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix have won Academy Awards for their portrayals of The Joker
x6Jp0 TIL of Anthony Ray, producer and son of famous Hollywood director Nicholas Ray, who was once married to his father's ex-wife--actress Gloria Grahame--his former stepmother. Since Grahame had a child named Timothy Ray, with Nicholas Ray, that made Anthony his stepfather and brother at the same time.