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TIL that the Aka tribe in Africa have no concept of homosexuality or masturbation. Sex is only viewed as work to produce children.

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N79B8 TIL Jane Goodall, who studied and bonded with chimpanzees, appreciating their personalities, minds, emotions, and giving them names early on in her career, said her "favorite animal absolutely is not a primate, it's a dog." It was her dog that taught her not to objective towards chimps.
6ab8 TIL the longest record for a human without food is 382 days. The man went from 456 pounds to 180 pounds.
KAaJ TIL that the CIA operation to invade Cuba and take down Castro was called “Operation Castration”
kOkae TIL that Naked Mole Rats effectively "turn into plants" in low oxygen situations by switching their metabolism from glucose to fructose, which was thought to be only used by plants.
L8gZ TIL that “peruse” is it’s own antonym, defined as (a) to examine in detail or (b) to look over in a casual manner.