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TIL that in 1963, JFK went on a western conservation tour to promote the environment

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xdXk TIL eight of the fourteen vacines that are routinely recommended today were developed by an American microbiologist named Maurice Hilleman.
0JBM TIL Tim Harris is a man with Down syndrome who owns and runs a restaurant in Albuquerque, Tim’s Place. It’s the only known restaurant owned by a person with Down syndrome. He has also won more Olympic medals than Michael Phelps, at the Special Olympics.
PgVO TIL koalas are doomed to starve to death. “At around six years of age, the koala’s chewing teeth begin to wear down and their chewing efficiency decreases. Eventually, the cusps will disappear completely and the animal will die of starvation.”
VMe4Q TIL Jaguars have twice the bite strength of a tiger
VMklk TIL the Molotov Cocktail was not invented by Russians, but instead by under-supplied Finns who used them as improvised anti-tank weapons against the USSR in the Winter War. The famous Finnish alcoholic beverage company ALKO actually switched to mass producing Molotov Cocktails during the war.