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TIL the fountain pen ink company Noodler's has an ink commemorating the Tiananmen Square Massacre - It's Blood Red

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OoY64 TIL that California fire departments use hundreds of goats to help clear acres of dry grass and other vegetation that would otherwise act as highly flammable fuel for California's notorious wildfires
M7ovV TIL the CEO of AMD (Lisa Su) is the cousin of Nvidia CEO and Co-Founder (Jensen Huang).
l79er TIL the golden wheel spider rolls down hills cartwheel-style to escape its predators
yVPpv TIL that during WWII, the Germans had official brothels for their soldiers and sailors.
ne5bb TIL that the president of Taiwan is an unmarried, childless woman whose cats featured prominently in her campaign. She is one of the 1st women elected to lead an Asian state without coming from a political dynasty, and to govern a Chinese-speaking nation since Empress Wu Zetian in the 8th century.