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TIL One of the Last WWI veterans is a tortoise that lives in New Zealand named Torty the Tortoise

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OlM7 TIL that from 1952 to 1956, billions of Kent Micronite cigarettes were sold with a filter made from asbestos. The new filter was marketed as “the greatest health protection in cigarette history.”
KYr56 TIL of the Coolidge effect, a biological phenomenon seen in animals, whereby males exhibit renewed sexual interest whenever a new female is introduced, even after sex with prior but still available sexual partners.
d8PPK TIL that Richard Nixon, as VPOTUS, had an opportunity to attempt to claim Hawaii's 3 electoral votes in 1960, but graciously abided by the recount and awarded them to his opponent (JFK) instead.
Od61 TIL that in 1971 there was a failed attempt to adapt Dune to film. It would have included Salvador Dali, Orson Welles, and Mick Jagger acting with music by Pink Floyd. Its failure caused the SFX head to go into a psychiatric hospital where he later wrote the script for “Alien”.
4XB5N TIL that’s rats can laugh. It’s inaudible to humans at 50kHz.