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TIL that camels and humans are the only non-aquatic mammals that do not eat their placenta.

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dyDE TIL that The Shawshank Redemption won zero Academy Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards. It did win ‘best foreign film’ from the Awards of the Japanese Academy.
VB6oZ Today I learned that cars in the early 1900s didn’t have windshield wipers. Drivers had to stop every so often to wipe the glass with a cloth—until Mary Anderson invented the wiper and pushed it to market despite all the doubts. A lot of car manufacturers thought it would distract drivers!
n1kB TIL there’s a second Monalisa in Museo del Prado, Madrid, that was probably painted by one of Da Vinci’s pupils. When viewed combined with the original Mona Lisa, it can create a 3-D effect, making it the first stereoscopic image in world history.
X0vnD TIL that in 1960 John Lennon and Paul McCartney played their only gig together as The Nerk Twins at a pub owned by McCartney's cousin. Lennon and McCartney visited for a week during the Easter holidays, worked behind the bar and performed twice over the weekend.
77aZ TIL that there is a pecan pie vending machine in Cedar Creek, Texas. The machine is open 24/7, is stocked daily, and contains full-sized pies and other sweet pecan treats.