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TIL Proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) have the longest nose of all primates

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eDKD TIL Greta Friedman from the kissing sailor photo did not want to be kissed saying “It wasn’t my choice to be kissed, The guy just came over and grabbed me!”
x6rnD TIL Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, started wrestling crocodiles at 9 years old to keep local boat ramps safe
Vmdk TIL Avocados are an example of evolutionary anachronism. They evolved in order to attract megafauna. A large animal would eat the fruit and carry the seed in its digestive system.
awyYb TIL That Betty White hosted a five-and-a-half-hour long live talk show six days a week from 1949 to 1953.
jNlMR TIL Mark Twain made a substantial amount of money throughout his career but lost most of it. He lost the equivalent of $9,000,000 on a typesetting machine investment, his publishing company failed after selling only 200 copies of one of his books, & he was forced to sell his house in Connecticut.