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TIL that pandas in captivity lose interest in mating - so they are shown videos of other pandas having sex to encourage them to mate.

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D1AKP TIL future U.S. President Franklin Pierce grew homesick while at school in another town and walked 12 miles (19 km) back to his home. His father fed him dinner, drove him part of the distance back to school, then ordered him to walk the rest of the way in a thunderstorm.
e0074 TIL that the famous Disney signature you see at the beginning of the movies is not Walt Disney’s actual signature, it was made by Disney Co.’s marketing team in the 80’s- years after Disney’s death.
WkGXL TIL that many house pools do not get their water changed, instead, the water just got cleaned, which means it's the same water in the pool year after year...
5YMxn TIL that snakes can help predict earthquakes.
Oood6 Good news: they'll explode! Bad news: they might not be the prettiest fireworks ever.