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TIL: It is illegal to boil Lobsters alive in New Zealand.

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9w4Pm TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.
4k6XN TIL that Sudafed and other antihistamines can cause ED
nWW9o TIL of Makibefo, a 1999 film adaptation of Macbeth directed by British director Alexander Abela, was filmed in Madagascar with just 1 technical assistant, had a cast consisted of all Antandroy people, an indigenous people of Madagascar, most of whom had never seen a movie and improvised everything.
GnaJ TIL Chimps are given human birth control pills in zoos. Human birth control also works on gorillas.
6RGX TIL that Crayolas “Peach” color was named “Flesh” until 1962. It was considered racist to imply that flesh is or should be that color.