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TIL that Swiss chard is a variety of beet that’s been cultivated for leaf growth

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awkGb TIL: The Hoff Crab is a deep sea crustacean that survives off hydrothermal vents and was nicknamed after David Hasselhoff because of it's hairy chest.
neNJo TIL humans are not the only primate that curse. Chimps do it to. In project Washoe, chimps being taught sign language internalized taboos around the toilet, with the sign “dirty” representing something shameful. They started using that sign as an admonition or to express anger, like a swear word.
x60bk TIL that, in 1989, the short film Visions of Ecstasy became the only movie to have been refused certification by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) on the grounds of blasphemy
epjPD TIL UK teenager Olivia Farnsworth has a rare condition known as chromosome 6 deletion, which causes her to not feel hunger, pain, or a sense of danger. She is the only known person in the world who possesses all three of these symptoms together.
XxK6 TIL Greater, who lived to be at least 83, was the world’s oldest greater flamingo. In 2008, the almost blind bird was attacked and beaten by four teenagers. It was euthanised six years later because of arthritis.