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TIL that there is a drug screen done by a lab called "ICUP"

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v1Vx4 TIL that in 1956, pilot Thomas Fitzpatrick lost a bet at a bar in Manhattan, he successfully stole a plane from the airport and landed it on the street in front of the bar. He did it again 2 years later when someone refused to believe he had done it.
wxyW TIL that by clicking on the first link of any given Wikipedia article, and continuing that process on every other subsequent article, you will almost always arrive on the “Philosophy” page
kNWm TIL during the Cuban Missile Crisis, French President Charles de Gaulle declined to see the surveillance photos saying, “The word of the president of the United States is good enough for me.”
8aXW4 TIL that by the time komodo dragons reach adulthood, they wear a suit of armor made of tiny bones. These bones cover the dragons from head to tail, creating a “chain mail” that protects the giant predators.
GYrxE TIL that pigs are cannibalistic towards piglets, largely due to hormonal fluctuations among gilts.