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TIL Jon Fogerty from the band Creedence Clearwater Revival was sued by his record company for sounding too much like himself

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bNE7 TIL that babies can tell the faces of lemurs and other primates apart, but lose this ability as they get older and specialize on human faces
pY87Z TIL that in the 18th and 19th century, platinum was so cheap in Spain that it was used for various frauds. Notably, they created counterfeit British sovereigns with a gold-plated alloy of platinum and copper. In order to control this problem, the authorities dumped confiscated platinum into the sea.
woVOJ TIL that in 1878, the passenger steamer SS Princess Alice sunk on the Thames right where 75 million gallons of London's raw sewage had just been discharged. 16 of the survivors later died from ingesting the water. In response, London immediately starting shipping its sewage out to sea for dumping.
vYnj TIL that Da Vinci used to be a comedic genius - by putting fake wings and horns on lizards he’d scare people in the Vatican. He’d also trap people in the corner of rooms by making giant ‘balloons’.