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TIL Screech owls bring Texas blind snakes into their nests so the snakes will eat the parasites that feed on the owlets.

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yQj0J TIL that Lucy's Law bans pet shops and dealers in England from selling puppies and kittens. It was named after Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who developed fused hips, a curved spine, bald patches and epilepsy after years of mistreatment in the puppy farming system.
VBWXG TIL Rainier III, Prince of Monaco smoked 60 cigarettes a day.
ANgx7 TIL the broken bottle scam originated in the Qing Dynasty and was originally used with fake porcelain
GAJ8g TIL about Yoko Ono's film "Self-Portrait" (1969). It consists of a 42-minute shot of her husband John Lennon's semi-erect penis. At the end, a drop of semen comes out. The film was never reshown after its initial screening.
vPdVR TIL before KISS, Paul Stanley was a taxi driver in New York City