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TIL that while shooting Pirates XXX on a ship in FL, the ship owner was told the movie was a “Disney film for families.”

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M7A8K TIL: In the 1950s, the Asiatic cheetah was declared extinct in India and15 left in Iran, however, this year after efforts by conservationists, they brought them back with Dr Marker proclaiming, "If we can save the cheetah, we can change the world" "Or we have to change the world to save the cheetah"
AoBl TIL a Soviet scientist, that pioneered artificial insemination, attempted to create human-chimpanzee hybrids by injected human sperm into female chimps. After failing, he had plans to inject ape sperm into human females, but was arrested and stopped in 1930.
X0BVQ TIL the Waitaha gecko holds the record for oldest known wild gecko at ~53 years. The individual gecko in question was already an adult when first captured 50 years prior.
g7ZW TIL: Inadequate hand washing contributes to nearly 50 percent of all food borne illness outbreaks.
EYEx TIL that the Battle of Gettysberg, the bloodiest and most significant battle of the American Civil War, ended 150 years ago today.