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TIL Panda preservation facilities employ "panda cuddlers" for hugging and playing with them for hours. Pays upwards of $32k

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Y7EEd TIL 5 Kyoto temples have bloodstained ceilings taken from Fushimi Castle floorboards, site of a siege & mass suicide that delayed Ishida Mitsunari’s forces. This allowed Tokugawa leyasu to prepare for the battle of Sekigahara, unifying Japan. The ceilings honor the fallen samurai of Fushumi Castle.
PYljZ TIL Firefighters use wetting agents to make water wetter. The chemicals reduce the surface tension of plain water so it’s easier to spread and soak into objects, which is why it’s known as “wet water.”
89eK TIL: The inventors of Hot Wheels and Barbie were married. Ruth and Elliot Handler co-founded Mattel and also had children named Barbara and Kenneth.
aXXZ TIL “Spirit Halloween” shops that pop up around Halloween are owned by Spencer Gifts and make up nearly half of the company’s revenue in the two months they’re open each year.
9w7LQ TIL that the longest orgasm in mammals is that of the domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus). On average, its orgasm lasts 30 minutes, but it can last for as long as 90 minutes.