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TIL giraffes make no sound. Not because they can't, but they choose not to.

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7r06p TIL about Michael Malloy, also known as "Iron Mike". A New York City man who survived numerous attempts on his life, including poisoning with antifreeze, turpentine, rat poison, and horse liniment.
woLNE TIL Andrew Jackson managed to get the U.S. debt to $0 in 1835
W6xN TIL that when the human body is deprived of adequate nutrition, testosterone levels drop, but estrogen levels remain constant, causing a hormonal imbalance, creating what we call “man boobs”.
LQwm9 TIL that during WWI, British soldiers in France formed a concert party called “Splinters,” featuring convincing female impersonators, which became a hit revue and even spun off into one of Britain’s first talkie film in 1929
Z861o TIL In 1817: Welsh manufacturer and labor rights activist Robert Owen coins the phrase “Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest,” dividing the day into three equal eight-hour parts. Creating the 40 hour work week.