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OoJ96 TIL in 1961 Ronald Reagan released a spoken-word album warning against socialized medicine.
eAdL TIL that during the Cold War America used bears to test their ejector seats in supersonic jets.
R7OL1 TIL about the endangered Maleo bird from Indonesia. Maleos make their nest with decomposing vegetation on the bottom, then place the egg and cover it with sand or soil. The layers make a natural incubation by the decomposing bottom layer releasing heat, and the top layer of sand keeps the heat in.
poMe TIL The guillotine remained the official method of execution in France until the death penalty was abolished in 1981. The final three guillotinings in France were all child-murderers.
xVy6o TIL captive bred Poison Dart Frogs are not toxic because of their diet.