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TIL that cows have “best friends” and get stressed when separated

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rNYQM Today I learned that Donald Duck was legally drafted into and discharged from the US Army during WWII
oBeDE TIL Danny Devito has a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth called Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia. MED causes short stature in adults, short arms and legs, joint pain, deformities in the hands, feet and spine and early osteoarthritis.
a8VY9 TIL Benzodiazepines were originally marketed in the 1960s for the relief of anxiety, stress and insomnia and became very popular with women of the time. The gendered cultural meanings of Valium, a well-known benzodiazepine, was cemented in the 1966 Rolling Stones’ song “Mother’s Little Helper”.
AQWd TIL that Elvis Presley and his entourage would rent out roller skating rinks to throw $15,000 worth of fireworks at each other while wearing “air force jump-suits plus gloves, helmets, and goggles.”
nMXo TIL: that a man has a bottle garden that he has not watered for 40 years, its still alive due to the plant creating a self sustained ecosystem