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TIL that spiny rats can break off their tails when attacked.

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KOdnQ TIL about claqueurs—audience members paid to cheer. It was common in theater/opera before fading out 70 yrs ago. The Bolshoi Theater still has them—they give dancers an extra moment to catch their breath at key points. Claqueurs can get revenge on agreement-breakers by applauding at wrong moments.
vPkgD TIL Despite the porno "Debbie Does Dallas" being in the public domain, the Dallas Cowboys still hold veto power on commercial publication because of unauthorized use of their trademarks in the film.
Y7vxP TIL Section 746 of the 2010 US Dodd–Frank Act, prohibiting securities trading based on non-public info misappropriated from a government source, is called the "Eddie Murphy Rule." The term comes from the 1984 film Trading Places, where characters used insider info to short-sell frozen orange juice.
VNPZ TIL Elephants make friends, bury their dead, travel for ‘funerals’, speak to each other, and show extreme intelligence.
ALP4 TIL women care more about a man’s shoulder to hip ratio than they do about penis size.