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TIL that Chimpanzees can have "Down Syndrome" or trisomy 22

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7MDM TIL that in 1956, for a bet, while drunk, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a small plane from New Jersey and then landed it perfectly on a narrow Manhattan street in front of the bar he had been drinking at. Then, two years later, he did it again after a man didn’t believe he had done it the first time.
jNDdR TIL that Delphine Marie LaLaurie (Madame LaLaurie), who used to torture and kill slaves for amusement, let maggots fester in the skull wound of one of her victims. She was discovered by her neighbours when a fire broke out and they rushed to help. She then fled.
R58K9 TIL Oreos are vegan. The “cream” filling is essentially vegetable oil and sugar.
xA61 TIL the rat poison/life saving human medication Coumadin was discovered after cows were observed eating clover and then bleeding to death.
ymKl TIL of “Do It For Denmark”, a campaign whereby a Danish couple which conceives on holiday is given 3 years of baby supplies. As a result, births have increased by 14%.