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Today I learned there are jaguars living in the United States and the most famous one is named El Jefe

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BrKyb TIL of Joy Milne who claimed that she smelled a distinct odor in patients with Parkinson's disease like her husband. She sniffed 6 shirts from people with Parkinson’s and 6 from healthy controls and identified 7 had it. 8 months later the "healthy" patient she "misidentified" was diagnosed as well.
kJ507 TIL that payphones in Japan provide priority calls during disasters, allowing people to avoid heavy telephone traffic.
aVkM TIL chewing on dense foods as children stimulates jaw growth & usually ensures room for adult teeth; however due to our modern soft diet stimulation does not occur causing stunted jaw growth, crowded teeth & the need for major orthodontic work in many people (compared to our ancient counterparts).
grnKW TIL that photos from the 1950's to the 1980's faded because of the switch to wood-based paper.
eonn TIL that Frederick the Great, one of Prussia’s greatest monarchs, who ruled for 46 years, was forced to watch the decapitation of what was likely his gay lover, Hans Hermann von Katte when he was 18.