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TIL that brown rats originate from China and only spread to the rest of the old world during the Middle Ages.

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69nO7 TIL about Conquest, a failed sci-fi series made by Carl Rinsch. The show was never made because, among other things, Rinsch took some of the money meant for the show and used it gambling on stock options and cryptocurrency. He would later be convicted for money laundering.
JYZPv TIL that the Rougarou is a werewolf-like creature in Cajun folklore. Legend says Catholics who don't observe Lent can become one and that you can place 13 rocks in front of your house to protect yourself from it since the Rougarou can't count past 12.
78bDM TIL Paul Verhoeven was the first person to accept Razzie award in ceremony. He gave speech about driven out of his country for being "sick and perverted and disgusting".
d5yZ TIL that when asked if he thinks his book genuinely upsets people, Salman Rushdie said “The world is full of things that upset people. But most of us deal with it and move on and don’t try and burn the planet down. There is no right in the world not to be offended. That right simply doesn’t exist”
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