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TIL the Emperor Tamarin got its name for its resemblance to German emperor Wilhelm II

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VBEkZ TIL That hemlock plants are so poisoness that even the dead canes remain toxic for up to three years.
b60Ja TIL: The ubiquitous anti-piracy commercials used on DVDs used pirated music.
DWEj TIL 70% of African-American children and 58% of Hispanic children do not know how to swim compared to 40% white children.
Ook61 TIL: Sylvester Stallone kept the two turtles Cuff and Link from the original Rocky — and they're now 45
oRpj7 TIL in 1971, an activist group wanted to break into an FBI office to steal draft records. They knew they couldn't pick the lock, so they left a note on the door that said, "Please don't lock this door tonight." It worked.