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TIL that chimpanzees also wage wars. The Gombe Chimpanzee War pitted two groups against each other for four years.

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MMX7 TIL the Imjin river in South Korea is nicknamed ‘river of the dead’ because large numbers of dead North Koreans have floated down it.
P1NbJ TIL that coffee is believed to have been discovered by a shepherd when he saw his sheep becomes more active when eating coffee plants
5LdD TIL the founder of ValueJet, whose company was shut down over fatal accidents, is now the CEO of Allegiant Air.
Z8yW4 TIL that the Romans had a festival where drunk and naked priests would hit people with whips to bring them fertility and ease the pain of child birth.
x65lB TIL Subway Used the Enzyme Azodicarbonamide in Certain Bread Recipes to Create Air Bubbles, a Method Often Used in Yoga Mats and Shoe Soles That Is Banned in Europe and Australia. They Stopped Using it in 2014 After a Petition Got Over 50k Signatures, Putting Pressure on Subway to Make the Change.