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TIL that Terry Jones of Monty Python is credited with writing the movie “Labyrinth”, despite the script having been re-written several times

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Yp0AB TIL that there was an experiment to teach dolphins English. A dolphin called Peter did actually learn a few words but actually fell in love with his teacher and also had sexual urges. Consequently, the experiment ended pronto but unfortunately the dolphin couldn’t cope and committed suicide.
N7MNM TIL Otters have the thickest fur of any animal - as many as 1 million hairs per square inch
7r1Db TIL two programmer-musicians wrote every possible MIDI melody in existence to a hard drive, copyrighted the whole thing, and then released it all to the public in an attempt to stop musicians from getting sued.
OG91e TIL that the Tsaatan people of northern Mongolia are one of the last remaining nomadic reindeer herding cultures, living in harmony with their reindeer in the taiga forests.
y8p TIL that in medieval England, pregnancy was considered impossible without orgasm. Therefore, if a woman was raped and didn’t conceive, there was no evidence, but if she did conceive, it was assumed she enjoyed it. Either way, the rapist would not be convicted.