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JYPb1 TIL that ancient Greek historian Polybius came up with a cyclical theory of government (anacyclosis), where governments start off as monarchies, the final stage is ochlocracy, when a democracy degenerates into chaos and mob-rule. Then the cycle resets itself.
5jmk TIL of Mike, the lowest ranking member of a chimp group that became the alpha male of the community overnight. He stole empty kerosene can from the researchers camp, and banged them to scare the other chimps