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TIL of The Peculiar Flapper Fad of Rouged and Decorated Knees

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X05jQ TIL that brown rats were domesticated twice. First in Japan starting around 1654 and then a second time completely independently in Europe in the early 1800s.
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ApEo TIL that the Ziryab (789-857 AD) was a Persian polymath: a poet, musician, singer, cosmetologist, fashion designer, celebrity, trendsetter, strategist, astronomer, botanis, geographer and former slave. Most people have never heard of Ziryab, yet at least two of his innovations remain to this day.
oxJL TIL that Izzy Einstein, an American prohibition-era federal agent, found booze within 35 seconds of his arrival in New Orleans
pYGk4 TIL Horse v. human marathons are a thing, and sometimes humans win.