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TIL Giraffe meat is kosher because it technically follows the kosher rules of “having split hooves and chewing its cud” The only reason it is not eaten is because it is too expensive and not widely available.

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9wdn6 TIL Downtown Winnipeg had the same skyline for years since 1991 and it was rare to see a construction crane. Now the city is focusing on density and building taller skyscrapers; its tallest building, 300 Main, houses 1,500 residents
a8V8N TIL due to copyright expiration, The Wizards of Oz (1939) will be free to post anywhere without repercussions starting in 2035.
lxYB TIL the almost final words of writer Roald Dahl, were “You know, I’m not frightened. It’s just that I will miss you all so much” to his family. After appearing to fall unconscious the nurse then injected him with morphine to ease his passing and he said his actual last words: “Ow, fuck!”
RPjw TIL of Agloe, a town that was made up by map-makers for copyright purposes. Then a store was built there and the owners called it the Agloe General Store, based on the name on their map. Because a store was built there, the fake town was regarded as real decades after the store went out of business.
J18rl Today I learned about Hyperthymesia, and that the actress Marilyn Henner from Taxi, is one of only 62 people in the world diagnosed with the rare condition. These people can remember virtually every detail of every day of their life starting from around the age of 10/11.