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TIL Taylor Swift has a species of millipede named after her

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5V5XR TIL The original lyrics to 'Le Freak' were 'fuck off'. Written after the band was denied entry to Studio 54 New Years eve 1977.
nQb TIL coats of arms do not belong to a “family” but instead belong to an individual. Coats of arms within a family may be very similar but need to be “differenced” from one person to the next.
pywQ TIL that in 2008, after becoming fed up with people uploading their videos to YouTube, Monty Python started their own channel, uploading HQ versions of their most popular sketches. The move resulted in a 23,000% increase in DVD sales.
wL1NJ TIL that in Switzerland prostitution was legal for 16 year old girls until a law raised the legal age to 18 years in 2013.
4m16 TIL Cisco owns the iOS trademark and licenses it to Apple