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TIL: African elephants are being born without tusks due to poaching, according to researchers

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AGe4 TIL that one of the seven princes of hell - Belphegor - who tempt people to make discoveries and inventions with the temptation of becoming rich off them is also the chief demon of laziness.
kOnB1 TIL about Bruce Murray. A South African signmaker, in 2012, he inherited 120,000 acres of land and a dutchy in Scotland. He is now the commander of the only legal private army in Europe, the Atholl Highlanders.
OGB81 TIL a group of cats is called a Clowder
vPyax TIL that artificial raspberry flavoring was originally derived from a beaver's anal gland
D1dKV TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.