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TIL that artificial raspberry flavoring was originally derived from a beaver's anal gland

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epxn5 TIL: Zheng Yi, was a powerful pirate lord who married a floating brothel Madame to combine his might and her information web. This led to the foundation of the Red Flag Fleet, one of the most powerful fleets in China. He then died, and his wife married their stepson and became a female pirate lord.
Wk4yd TIL oj simpson has arthritis in his hands, so during his trial, his lawyers told him to stop taking his medication so that his hands would swell. because of this, the glove didn’t fit his hands and he was acquitted
Vex4 TIL One of the unsung heroes of 9/11 was a guide dog, Roselle, a yellow Labrador who led her blind owner, Michael Hingson, down 78 storeys of the North Tower and to the home of a friend.
NX7ae TIL If you are blind in the UK, you can get 50% off your TV license (£79.50). Also, you can have a black and white licence which is only £53.50.
KYj09 TIL that hippopotamuses are an invasive species in Colombia. Pablo Escobar brought four to his private zoo in the 70s, and after his death they escaped. Their population grew to around 100, earning them the nickname “cocaine hippos”