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TIL: Many scientists believe that the biggest difference between us and chimpanzees is not our logical intelligence, but our social intelligence and our drive to socialize with other people.

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B0lW TIL there’s an alien visitor featured in every episode of South Park– sometimes in a flash-frame, sometimes in posters, in the background, etc.
MQvA TIL a South African woman survived being raped, disemboweled and almost completely decapitated
ppo4 TIL, The Mexican ambassador to the United States, said in response to the Kennedy administration’s 1961 call to collective action against Cuba: “If we publicly declare that Cuba is a threat to our security, 40 million Mexicans will die laughing.”
prP4 TIL a 62-foot Jesus statue built by a megachurch was struck by lightning and subsequently burned.
awrYL TIL India has an estimated 47 million runaway youths. Familial mistreatment, and disapproval over love lives, are cited as some of the main reasons for why they run away. In rural areas, if an eloping couple is caught, the boy may face an assault charge from the parents of the girl.