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TIL that in 1996 Oprah Winfrey was sued for causing $11 million in damages to cattle farmers simply for mentioning that she would not eat another burger after a show about mad cow disease.

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9Y1dG TIL of "Tuatara", reptiles native to New Zealand and the sole surviving member of its order, which originated in the Triassic period 240 M yrs ago. They are related to lizards and snakes but have unusual features such as they don't have external ears, and have a third eye on the top of their head.
R7AL9 TIL In 2018, Massive Attack encoded an album into synthetic DNA to mark it's 20th anniversary. Spraycans were made with the DNA encoded audio within matt black paint, each can containing approx a million copies of the album
9YX57 TIL that in the 17th century a Tortoise had its brain removed and continued to live for six months.
m1NgO TIL Joni Mitchell's song 'Carey' from her album 'Blue', and referenced in her song 'California' was a real person named Cary Raditz. For 50 years he avoided it. But in 2021 he finally opened up about it. Yes, there was a Mermaid Tavern, yes he took her camera, and yes he was a 'Mean Old Daddy'.
wonJM TIL that rainbows can be formed by light reflecting off the Moon, and are technically called "Moonbows"