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TIL Vulture population has decreased by 99%+ in India because Diclofenac/Voltaren, commonly used to treat cattle, is lethal to them.

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dDxPQ TIL the Leaning Tower of Pisa was almost destroyed in WW2 but spared because of how beautiful it is
59J8 TIL that Michigan has a bottle deposit of 10 cents, instead of the usual 5 cents. Their recycle rate is 97%, compared to 70% of states with bottle deposits, compared to 33% for states without any deposit laws.
xd8o TIL that to circumvent US laws banning the export of cryptography software as “ammunition”, PGP inventor Phill Zimmermann published the entire sourcecode in a hardcover book. The export of books is fully legal.
7rlRZ TIL Teri Horton, the woman who purchased a painting by Jackson Pollock worth $50 million in a thrift store for five dollars.
x6Nob TIL that Julia Dent Grant was the first First Lady to be filmed and that she originated the concept of the State Dinner at the White House. Her first dinner honored visiting King Kalākaua of the Kingdom of Hawai'i.