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TIL Elephants console one another when they are upset with gentle touches and trunk strokes. Previously, only humans, great apes and birds in the raven family were known to do this.

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nemnY TIL Jason Mewes (of Jay and Silent Bob fame) has been clean of heroin since June 28, 2010, after being convinced to start a podcast with long time collaborator and friend, Kevin Smith. Called "Jay and Silent Bob Gets Old", Jason speaks about his history of substance abuse, among other topics.
oVGo TIL of the ‘Japanese Smoking Paradox’ where Japanese smokers smoke more than US/European males but have much lower lung cancer rates and nobody is entirely sure why.
oRO7o TIL that Venus flytrap is named so, because it resembles female genitalia
XEe7P TIL that John Travolta has a rank of Khakhan within Scientology which means he could kill someone and get away with it as the Church would cover it up as part of Ethics protection
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