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TIL Living up to 5 months, Labord's chameleons are the shortest-lived land vertebrate in the world and are only found in Madagascar. Hatching at the start of the wet season, they rapidly develop into adulthood, feeding, mating, females lay eggs, then all adults die off as the dry weather returns.

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Oomo1 TIL There was a Chinese man who faked his way into becoming a musician for the King of Qi without knowing how to play the instrument at all. He imitated movements of other musicians and was paid a good salary in the ensemble until the King died. The new King preferred solo performances, so he fled
WkVJd TIL that Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" is considered by some music historians to be the first "diss track" in history. The cannon battery at the climax was likely included to mock the French, referencing Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in 1812—when the Russian army used his own artillery against him.
E46p TIL: John Sedwick made fun of his troops for being afraid of being shot by snipers, his final words were “they couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance” right before being shot and killed by a sniper
oXmE TIL that more than 80 percent of clinical data is “fabricated” in China according to China’s own food and drug regulator.
m80y TIL There is a Muppet Christmas Special where Kermit meets the Fraggles, Swedish Chef tries to cook Big Bird, Muppet Babies are the old home movies, Cookie Monster eats all the Christmas cookies, and Jim Henson does the dishes.