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TIL that each commercially available batch of Botox is tested for toxicity on hundreds of mice

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LQjXZ TIL in 1917, a chimpanzee escaped from a nearby ménagerie, entered the Élysée Palace and was said to have tried to haul Henriette Poincaré, the wife of President Raymond Poincaré, into a tree only to be foiled by Élysée guards.
lWAN TIL Madonna and her record label leaked songs from her album - American Life before its official release on Torrent sites. The tracks featured Madonna saying, “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” followed by minutes of silence.
On7R TIL Elevator Music was created to distract riders from the terrifying sounds of early elevators.
VWy8 TIL that the Swiss civil war lasted only one month and ended with only 100 casualties, most of which were the result of friendly fire.
WkOg4 TIL of Killswitch, an urban legend of a game supposedly with only 5000 copies that would self-delete after completion