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E1rLw TIL The Las Vegas prosecutor who charged Bruno Mars and Paris Hilton for cocaine possession committed suicide after his own arrest for crack cocaine.
loOpV TIL That Napoleon demanded a method of communication that would not require light or sound. Therefore ‘Night Writing’ was developed as a tactile military code, but proved too difficult for Napoleon’s troops to learn and was rejected. Night writing became the basis for braille.
dQE TIL that there is an orchid that looks like a monkey’s face. Also called the Dracula Orchid (Dracula simia).
e0JlE TIL that mango and avocado seeds do not survive freezing or drying and are called recalcitrant, as opposed to orthodox seeds that can survive for hundreds of years just fine, like legumes.
ZgpY TIL that during World War I that US soldiers were the only allied soldiers sent overseas without condoms.