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TIL black cats are considered to bring good luck in Japan.

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EgkOX TIL that its not safe to work on a computer during a thunderstorm unless it is wireless
Weo8 TIL the words ‘Fascist’ and 'Faggot’ both derive from the Latin term for a bundle of sticks.
D1ynv TIL, The Blue Whale, largest animal on Earth which can grow to over 30 meters long, evolved from a land animal named Pakicetus that lived around 50 million years ago. Pakicetus was a four-footed mammal about the size of a wolf and it lived around what is now Pakistan.
Egxko TIL Rip was a stray dog adopted by an Air Raid Patrol in WW2. Although not trained for rescue work, he sniffed out over 100 victims trapped beneath buildings. He was awarded the Dickin medal for his work, which has been held partially responsible for prompting the training of search and rescue dogs.
7rjmM TIL smokers are at a high risk of having sagging skin after weight loss. The reason being, smoking causes reduced collagen synthesis and damages existing collagen