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TIL that the killer in the first modern detective novel was an orangutan

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k6B7 TIL in certain public toilets (concert halls, bars) the light is sometimes blue to make veins harder to see. This way drug users can’t inject themselves
6a7w TIL that Kangaroos don’t Fart or Burp. Instead, the methane is converted into acetate, which is used to further generate energy
gMyM8 TIL: Egypt is the oldest country in the world. It became a country c 6000 BCE
nL1W TIL 1964 Republican Presidential Nominee Barry Goldwater was a supporter of gay rights and denounced the religious right after their rise in 1980’s
8elQV TIL that Humans are one of only two species conclusively proven to exhibit a homosexual orientation, though over 500 have been shown to exhibit homosexual behaviour. The other species is the Domestic Sheep.