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TIL Psy has a very anti-American past he is trying to hide

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YZWA TIL of African spiny mice that can shed up to 60% of the skin on their backs to escape predators. They then regrow hair follicles, skin, sweat glands and fur instead of scar tissue. And it is speculated that we could switch this mechanism on in humans.
1ap4r TIL the dollar symbol ($) originates from the engraving of a banner wrapped around a pillar in the Spanish silver coin.
ljwK TIL 27-year-old Randall Jordan-Aparo died after being doused with chemical agents three times in 13 minutes while in a Florida confinement cell. Florida prison officials and the Florida Department oF Law Enforcement concluded there was no relationship between the gassing and Jordan-Aparo’s death
aw5rJ TIL about the 'Days of Shame', when in 1934, 75 Montreal physicians went on strike to protest a Jewish doctor that was hired at a Catholic hospital. After 4 days, the Jewish doctor finally resigned because patients weren't getting care.
LkDwV TIL that according to OK Cupid, asking "do you like the taste of beer" is the single best predictor among men and women if he or she has sex on the first date.