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TIL Tommy Wiseau has a web show where he is held captive by an alien and forced to play video games

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edeD TIL Killer whales go through menopause. In fact Killer whales, humans and short-finned pilot whales are the only known species to lose the ability to have children, but continue living for decades after.
nGZG TIL that word formations like LGBTQ and USA are technically not acronyms, they are “initialisms” or “alphabetisms”. NATO and laser are acronyms, because they are pronounced as words and not just as a string of letters.
YpQ77 TIL of Louis IX, the only canonized French king and namesake of St. Louis. He ruled during the 13th c. and is most remembered for justice reform, like presumed innocence, bailiffs, and appeals. He began a golden age for France in Medieval Europe and he arbitrated many disputes between other kings.
OodvY TIL until December 2018, selling comic books that depicted crimes was deemed illegal in Canada
aZnM TIL that search and rescue dogs searching for survivors after 9/11 would experienced depression-like symptoms because they couldn’t find survivors, only bodies.