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TIL that Bramble, one of the longest living dogs ever (more than 27 years), was fed a vegan diet

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NXvE1 TIL because of the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, dietary supplements in the US don't need to be approved for safety, don't need to disclose side effects, and don't even need to contain listed ingredients
WkmrB TIL Elvis Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army. At the peak of his career, he received his draft notice for a two-year stint in the army. Fans sent tens of thousands of letters to the army asking for him to be spared, but Elvis refused to decline. He was sworn as an army private on March 24, 1958.
5Y5ep TIL That the NES, SNES, and Gameboy were all discontinued in the same year: 2003
0rgy TIL Rhino horns are being injected with poison to scare off consumer demand.
On6g TIL in 1885, a man was to be hanged for murder in England. After 3 attempts to hang him all failed, his sentence was commuted to life in prison. He was eventually released and died an old man in Wisconsin in 1945.