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TIL Clint Eastwood is an anagram of Old West Action

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jYLN TIL that during the 1800 US Presidential campaign, Federalists sent out a paper saying Jefferson was dead, hoping to suppress his support, hoping word would travel slow that he wasn’t dead.
E1pKw TIL a Japanese zoo unsuccessfully tried to mate a pair of hyenas for four years before realizing both were males.
R7QRl TIL that puffins can use sticks to scratch their itches. This is the first evidence that seabirds can use tools.
gMlJW TIL China's military is a branch of the Chinese Communist Party, not the Chinese government.
b9j8Q TIL that other than huge global sports events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cups, the most watched television broadcasts of all time have been Muhammad Ali boxing matches, with the Ali-Spinks 1978 fight topping the list. He regularly drew global television audiences in the 70s and 80s.