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TIL that Benjamin Franklin pioneered the Pros and Cons list

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edeD TIL Killer whales go through menopause. In fact Killer whales, humans and short-finned pilot whales are the only known species to lose the ability to have children, but continue living for decades after.
YpGb7 TIL the NFL doesn't play on Friday and Saturday because the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act prohibits them from doing so to protect fans of college and high school football.
0dRBM TIL June Foray, the main voice actress for Granny from Looney Tunes, was included in the Master list of Nixon's political opponents, commonly known as Nixon's Enemies List from organizing a boycott against his meat freezing prices.
gMOLD TIL In 1996, Taco Bell duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia’s Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell
nW5mb TIL a chemistry student accidentally synthesized the chemical MPTP and gave himself Parkinson's syndrome.