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TIL Liverpool's John Lennon Airport has a sculpture of a yellow submarine displayed on its premises.

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JY7kv TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.
wLvOP TIL despite a US law stating that all physicians must be trained in the field of nutrition, a study of physicians in internal medicine showed that while 94% agreed it was their obligation to discuss nutrition with patients, only 14% felt they were adequately trained to provide nutrition counseling.
VMagB TIL that Mithalal Sindhi, from the Indian city of Ahmedabad, has been hоmеless by choice (so he will be easier to find) for over 50 years, and during that time has performed the last rites on more than 550 unclaimed bodies, each per their own religion, covering all the expenses from his own earnings
KdEa TIL Many animals were harmed during the filming of Milo and Otis. It was reported that 20 kittens were killed acting as Milo, the producer allegedly had broken a cat’s paw for a scene and threw another one off a cliff.
gm5L TIL tuberculosis wiped out 50% of the males in a troop of savanna baboons after they consumed tainted meat. The more aggressive males died, leaving their less aggressive peers to create and pass down a uniquely unaggressive culture.