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TIL Benjamin Franklin did heroin

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Qwle TIL DC Comics sued the soccer club of Valencia CF for using a “bat logo” vaguely similar to the Batman one, despite Valencia using it since 1919, 20 years prior the creation of Batman
neOv7 TIL There is no way to visually identify the sex of a beaver, as they have no external genitalia. To determine their sex you must milk their anal glands. If the excreted fluid smells like motor oil, it's a male. If it smells like old cheese, it's a female.
XEEaE TIL C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien had a writing club called the Inklings. They'd read works, and occasionally held a contest in which they'd try to go the longest reading Amanda McKittrick Ros's novels aloud without laughing.
yVM7e TIL that dolphins are known to engage in non-reproductive sexual behavior, including masturbation, genital stimulation with flippers or rostrums, and even homosexual contact.
bkRj TIL that some Brazilian prisoners are given the opportunity to ride stationary bikes in order to generate electricity. In return, they receive a day off of their sentence for every 24 hours of pedaling they put in.