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Today I learned that there is a hidden photo of a chihuahua on every Samsung phone.

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m1POo TIL, in Bhutan, people do not recognize, and many do not know, their individual birthdays. Everyone in the country turns another year older together each January 1st.
Eggbx TIL Severe dehydration or dehydration of long duration typically takes 2 to 3 days to resolve with proper treatment.
Wk0QX TIL of the Alexamenos graffito, a piece of Roman graffiti estimated to have been made c. 200 AD. It depicts a man worshiping a crucified, donkey-headed man, along with the phrase "Alexamenos worships [his] god". It is thought to be the oldest surviving depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus.
JwY4 TIL there is a species of flatworm that after sex, if the female has been filled with unwanted sperm from an undesirable partner, it can double over, put its mouth over its genital opening, and suck the sperm back out. This gives the female control over who fertilises her eggs.
xL17 TIL most languages name the game of Chess after their word for “check”