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TIL John F. Kennedy took meth to manage pain from war injuries and “to keep his youthful image”

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ZpaMa TIL about India's tallest captive elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in the Indian state of Kerala. Thechi stands at 316 cm tall and is the largest captive elephant in India. He is fondly named Ekachatradhipathi (The Only Emperor) by his fans.
KO5ZJ TIL the word “mile” originally comes from the Latin phrase “milia passuum” which means “1000 paces” as paces was the way Romans measured distances.
p8JBO TIL Pez candies were originally mint and the dispensers were shaped like cigarette lighters. They were created as an alternative to tobacco for smokers. They eventually became the fruity candy for kids we know today with cartoon dispensers.
9kB6 TIL that if you fail your driver’s license practical test three times in Switzerland, you have to visit a Psychologist to explain why you failed it.
oey7 TIL that 29% of San Francisco’s air pollution comes from China