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TIL that Cambridge University conducted a test in which pigs were shown a mirror and encouraged to retrieve objects reflected in the mirror. The test results suggest that pigs can differentiate between reality and the reflected image, thus demonstrating a high level of cognitive awareness.

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y0wJ TIL Seinfeld theme song was redone for each episode in order to match the pacing of Jerry Seinfeld’s monologue in the beginning.
lokDK TIL following his resignation as U.S. President in the midst of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon forged a successful post-presidency as an author and elder statesman, meeting many foreign leaders such as Gorbachev. In 1986 he was ranked by Gallup as one of the ten most admired men in the world.
GkW1 TIL Seven naked women make up the moth’s skull featured on the poster of The Silence of the Lambs. The human recreation was inspired by a Salvador Dali portrait.
dxYE TIL in that Rick Steves, popular travel show host, constructed a 24-unit apartment complex in Lynnwood, Washington, to serve as transitional housing for homeless mothers and their children; he is also on the advisory board of NORML, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
WkPvX TIL that Apple actually license the 'iOS' trademark from Cisco. Cisco had used it for at least 10 years prior to Apple for their operating system.