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TIL that the US army wanted to master memes to influence enemies and the population in 2006

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Y7VQr TIL The cute looking pygmy slow lorises are the only known venomous primate. Modified sweat glands near their elbows allow pygmy slow lorises to secrete a toxin. When they’re alarmed, they can lick these glands, spreading the toxin to their teeth, able to incapacitate predators as large as humans
Lky7P TIL of Monica Bonilla, a girl who was kidnapped by her father in 1982. 8 years later, Unresolved Mysteries aired a segment on her and a viewer gave a tip that a girl they knew resembled her. They were mistaken. By chance, the tip still led police to Monica, and they rescued her from her father.
oB9rK TIL When the movie Clue was shown in theaters, different theaters were given 1 of 3 endings.
R5O4 TIL Ricky Martin (Livin’ La Vida Loca) created a foundation for helping children who are victims of child prostitution and/or pornography. US named Martin “one of its Heroes in Ending Modern-Day Slavery”
16MeX TIL people turn old graphics cards into chic purses