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TIL that elephants can purr

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dD6A8 TIL about Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which according to Sight and Sound Magazine is the new #1 movie of all time according to their poll It is known for its long takes and slow cinema
M7V0K TIL during WWII, Rolex allowed allied PoWs to order watches with the company taking each man’s word as his bond and duly sending the watch. This boosted morale in taking payment on account implied confidence the Allies would win the war.
kmJE TIL that former baseball player Bobby Bonilla signed a contract in 2000 which pays him $1.9 million a year until 2035.
5YP08 TIL of Hatty, a Labrador retriever who was sworn in as an IL County "Comfort Dog." Her paw was on a law book as an oath was read. Hatty's job is to comfort sexual trauma victims during testimony and interviews; the dog will work 9 - 5 on up to 200 cases per year. She was trained by prison inmates.
rLo1 TIL White supremacist and racist Craig Cobb said he would take a genetic test, and receive the results on live television. He was found to be 14% Sub- Saharan African.