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TIL The novel Rum Diary(written in 1950s) was not released until 1998, when Johnny Depp discovered the unpublished manuscript in the basement of Hunter S. Thompson’s house who also wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)

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W7X74 TIL hawkmoths rapidly rub their genitals in order to create ultrasound bursts. This confuses bats and effectively makes the moths invisible
VM9mp TIL the last duel in France took place in 1967 between Gaston Defferre and René Ribière, following an argument in the French National Assembly. Ribière demanded satisfaction by duel with swords after Defferre refused to apologise for yelling, "shut up, stupid!" Ribière lost the duel.
kOQx1 TIL that Jack Ruby left his Wiener Dog in the car when he went to kill Lee Harvey Oswald
ADWrw TIL that the Mossad simply means "the institute" in Hebrew. The full name of the Israeli intelligence service is the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations, which is shortened to the "Institute".
W7gA9 Today I learned a radioactive cocaine analogue is used to test for Parkinson’s disease