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TIL: Cheetahs make chirping noises

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l7aMB TIL Niccolò Michelozzi, head of the florentine chancellery in 1512 imposed a policy of "rigorous record keeping" on his staffers. He would occasionaly send them official mail from the office, saying "we have nothing to write to you about today, but we write you anyway, just for good practice"
M7rWa TIL that during the Muhammad Ali vs Henry Cooper first fight, it has been alleged that Ali’s trainer Angelo Dundee used smelling salts to revive a knocked down Ali. This was against British boxing rules, and would have seen Ali disqualified if caught.
8NjG TIL The only countries to officially apologize for their role in American slavery have been African nations.
7dbM TIL coal companies fund a group to file frivolous lawsuits against climate scientists
jNLdp TIL “Für Elise”, one of Beethoven’s best known masterpieces, was not discovered and published until 40 years after his funeral.