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TIL in 2023 a Gibbon in a zoo in Japan got pregnant through a glory hole

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6RKQ TIL A person had their faced smeared with Peanut Butter and then a cow licked it off just for our enjoyment of Toy Story and the sound effects for Woody’s horse, Bullseye.
e0QrD TIL that the Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide, a militant organisation active from 1975 to 1987, attacked Turkish representatives and interests in Europe, North America and Australia, killing more than 30 people, among them more than 10 Turkish diplomats and attachés
GARy4 TIL Of the Chinese drywall health issues. Between 2001 and 2009 the United States imported large amounts of drywall from China that would off-gas, slowly releasing chemicals like hydrogen sulfide and corrode pipes. The South-East was especially affected because of rebuilding following hurricanes.
J58l TIL as far back as the 1930s drivers could buy an “analog GPS” unit featuring moving maps of your location, route and destination - “Thought to be the first automated car-mounted navigation device, the gadget was tied into the speedometer in order to pace travel progress.”
yV0Ja TIL during the great depression, America expelled and deported between 300,000 and 2,000,000 people of Mexican heritage. Of which 40% - 60% were US citizens