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TIL That the Oldest Land Animal Alive, Jonathan the Tortoise, Spends Most of His Time Eating, Sleeping and Having Sex with His Male Mate, Frederik

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bRb7 TIL of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer during WWII who volunteered to go to Auschwitz to document the genocide and fought in the Warsaw Uprising only to be executed by the Soviets
1a1X4 TIL In the 90’s Sitcom Family Matters Steve Urkle (Jaleel White) was only suppose to appear in just one episode of Family Matters (More Details In Thread)
6wPJ TIL Bruce Springsteen’s classic, Born to Run, almost became the official song of New Jersey until legislators listened to the lyrics and realized the song was about wanting to get out of New Jersey.
6EP5m TIL Coco Chanel made sun bathing fashionable. Historically exposure to the sun had been the mark of laborers and a milky skin used to be a sure sign of aristocracy. Chanel took in the sun, making suntans not only acceptable, but a symbol denoting a life of privilege and leisure.
OGB67 TIL that in some parts of Brazil, analog TV broadcasting is expected to continue until 2023.