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TIL that actor Cole Sprouse (of Suite Life of Zack and Cody/Riverdale fame) has an Instagram account dedicated entirely to capturing people trying to sneak pictures of him in public

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W7rJL TIL a typical elephant tusk contains enough ivory to create 8 billiard balls. In the 1800s, demand for ivory was such that an award was offered for the development of an alternative. The first patent for an ivory-substitute was filed in 1867; it was used to make billiard balls through the 1960s.
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NXQ1b TIL that Smart Card and NFC tech (used in tap-to-pay, SIM cards and Chip IDs) were invented in 1967 by a German rocket scientist who worked for both von Braun and Korolev in his career
J1DK4 TIL there are 1.2 billion insects for every human on earth