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TIL Pandas will sometimes fake pregnancies to receive more food and special treatment from humans

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ADrmn TIL the first words ever spoken on a telephone were "[Come here, Mr Watson,] I want to see you" – in these times of social distancing, it really made me think about all the huge technical efforts made just to fill our need to see others.
M4YK TIL that the name of the Japanese dish Oyakodon, translates to parents and children in a bowl. The dish consists of chicken and egg over rice.
Z6LQ TIL a Roman politician and over 300 of his supporters were beaten to death with clubs by the Roman Senate for trying to redistribute land to the poor that was illegally acquired by the wealthy land owners.
KXVB TIL George Harrison donated a million pounds to help produce Monty Pythons Life of Brian simply because he wanted to see the film
ADOyw TIL that famed Sci-Fi author Isaac Asimov died of AIDS contracted during a blood transfusion.