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TIL Benito Mussolini denied the existence of homosexuality in Italy.

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LYR0 TIL Vin Scully called Sandy Koufax’s perfect game (1965), Hank Aaron’s 715th HR (1974), “The Catch” (1982), Bill Buckner’s error (1986), and Kirk Gibson’s home run (1988). BTW he still announces Dodger baseball today.
AE5a TIL: Giraffes tongues are blue because when feeding, their tongues are frequently out of their mouths and exposed to sunlight, so the dark coloration serves to prevent them from getting sunburned.
OomvR TIL that the daily routine of Hunter S. Thompson began at 3 pm with cigarettes, cocaine and scotch, and he would begin writing at midnight whilst tripping on LSD, snorting excessive amounts of cocaine, smoking marijuana, drinking constantly and watching porn.
4Xrn6 TIL that cricket was the only sport approved by Taliban during their rule of Afghanistan.
1eYD TIL that “chocolate diamonds” are a low quality grade diamond intended for industrial use but have been creatively marketed as jewelry and sold at much higher prices.