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TIL that Tortoises and Turtles can feel their shell.

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J1Mrv TIL the original voice actor for Porky Pig had a natural stutter. He was fired from the role because he stuttered too much
mxRev TIL Lynchburg, TN isn't named after lynchings, but after Lynchburg, VA. Lynchburg, VA was named after founder John Lynch. John's brother was a man called Charles Lynch, a militiaman and quaker who extra-judiciously lynched Loyalists and is considered to be the namesake of the term lynching.
BXae TIL that the death toll of the Rwandan Genocide accounted as much as 20% of the country’s total population
lo98K TIL that the actor who played Peter pan died of overdose in NYC and was buried in a mass grave in Hart Island. It was found out because his mother wanted to connect him because of his father's passing.
rRvVe TIL the Mayans customized their teeth. They would carve holes into their teeth and fill the spaces with different stone inlays. They used minerals like jadeite, hematite, pyrite and turquoise. The stones also had specific meanings as jade may have symbolized pure breath or elegant speech.