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TIL that one of the Queen’s footmen was demoted after it was revealed that he purposely spiked her royal corgis’ food with alcohol, inviting other servants to watch them stagger about.

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WneX TIL that the Bermuda Land Snail was thought to have gone extinct in the 70s. In 2014, many were rediscovered in a Hamilton city alleyway. The snails had colonized the alley early on and the surrounding city shielded them from the threats that wiped out the rest of the species.
x64Oo TIL Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital
WkPRB TIL Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) was easily offended on the set of The Andy Griffith Show and the staff took a cautious approach when communicating with her. Andy Griffith said Bavier phoned him four months before she died and apologized for being "difficult" during the series run.
Z8Dr4 TIL that some of the people born deaf think in sign language. When thinking, they see themselves using sign language in a first or third person view.
LkAVp TIL researchers found a mother dolphin who adopted a young melon-headed whale; the dolphin mother nursed the whale who often pushed his "adoptive sister" away from the mother. The whale took on bottlenose behaviors such as surfing, jumping, & socializing with other young males.