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TIL Tortoises like to be touched, and can feel touch in their shells.

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4XjrN TIL that the Olympics have only been postponed or cancelled six times since 1896. Most of these postpones or cancellations were due to war, specifically WWI and WWII.
N7lrE TIL of Nelson Sullivan, a pre-internet vlogger who shot over 1,900 hours of tape over 7 years, filming Manhattan's 1980s downtown life. He sought to tape all of NY's citizens, including its outcasts, parties, street festivals, conversations with taxi drivers, and a variety of behavior on the streets
8web TIL an electric car from 1912 had a range of nearly 100 miles with batteriers that were fully functional until the 1980s, replaced only because of a leaking case.
JYnxj TIL Cars Fueled by Compressed Air Have Been in Development in France for Years and are Scheduled for Industrial Production in India in 2020
eX0J TIL that taxpayer money is used by the military to pay NFL teams to honor them.