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TIL hamsters and gerbils are illegal in Australia
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TIL that Dr. Seuss first adopted the pen name of “Seuss” so that he could continue to work on his college’s magazine after being caught drinking in his room
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TIL that the iconic intro to "Paper Planes" - MIA was actually sampled from "straight to hell boy" - The Clash. The iconic sound comes from an electronic sound fx inspired from south and Central African tribes.
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TIL an average of 38 children die each year in the U.S from heat stroke as a result of being forgotten about in the back seat of a vehicle on a summer day. 755 children have needlessly died this way since 1990.
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TIL Keir Gilchrist, the actor who played the lead role in Atypical, is also the lead singer of grindcore band Whelm and death metal band Phalanx.
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TIL Following the buyout of K.F.C in 1971, Colonel Sanders disliked their food so much that he developed plans to franchise “The Colonel’s Lady’s Dinner House” restaurant (which he opened with his wife in Kentucky, in 1968) as a competitor. Followed by Sanders suing the new owners for $122 million.