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TIL there was a chimpanzee who drank gin and tonics and masturbated to porn

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05vy TIL India’s moon orbiter took photos of the Apollo landing site, debunking the conspiracy theory that the US faked the moon landings.
QvyL TIL China had plans for the 2008 Olympics to utilize 30 airplanes, 4,000 rocket launchers, and 7,000 anti-aircraft guns with various chemicals in an attempt to stop rain.
loVoB TIL that covered wooden bridges may last 5x longer than a regular wooden bridge. I was wondering why go through the hassle? Welp, only gotta go through the hassle once a century...
lPG5 TIL that Skeptical Inquirer and JREF investigated appearances by “psychic” Sylvia Browne on The Montel Williams Show by looking at what happened to 115 victims of crime discussed on the shows. While Browne claims to be at least 85% correct of her abilities, SI and JREF found her to be 0% correct.
BrMYd TIL that in 2003, after Kenneth Maxwell called 911 to report a fire he saw while driving home, his voice cut off, and when emergency personnel arrived on the scene he was found shot to death in his car. The fire was set to disguise a double homicide, and the killer saw Kenneth make the call.