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TIL a study found that 65 different animal species have their own form of “laughter" to express happiness with vocalizations that sound quite different than human laughter.

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R7N0j TIL Portions of the video for Limp Bizkit's "Rollin" was filmed atop the World Trade Center's South tower not long before its destruction. The day before the towers fell, the band received a thank-you letter from the World Trade Center for featuring the building in their video.
6Evy7 TIL a revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity was recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. It is the first known music video recording done in space.
W7xEX TIL that measles can deplete previously acquired immune memory for up to 2 years in adults akin to HIV
BrVvK TIL that most Buddhists do not believe in God. Although they respect and look up to the Buddha, they do not believe he was a god but they worship him as a form of respect.
WkoLY TIL: Newly declassified public records obtained via the Freedom of Information Act shed light on Utah’s Dugway Proving Ground military experiments. Tests involved human exposure to biological and chemical agents while others studied weaponized mosquitos released on civilian populations in the U.S.