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TIL Proboscis monkeys have red dicks

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mxQxo TIL that 9/11 is the anniversary of the 1973 coup d'état in Chile led by General Pinochet, who executed thousands and interned and tortured tens of thousands for 17 years. While the U.S. may not have directly backed the coup, it appeared to condone it and worked with Pinochet afterwards.
KYmAQ TIL that the song Cool Cat was sung by Freddy Mercury and appeared on the Queen album Hot Space. Never associated that song with Queen and Freddie.
eJK6 TIL that temp agencies make money by getting you hired and giving you a different pay rate per hour than what the company is offering. So if a company offers $25 per hour, the temp agency will take $10 an hour for their services and tell you that they will pay you $15 an hour
pYwn4 TIL There is a colony of Japanese Snow Monkeys that are living in the wilds of South Texas
ANZnB TIL most women have one breast that's larger than the other, with 65% reporting a smaller right breast. Theories as to why this includes women preferring to nurse on their left side, which results in that side producing more milk, and immune hypersensitivity being higher on the left side of the body