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TIL about the 7 National Primate Research Centers in the US

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BrM7b TIL a young Andrew Jackson received a slash to the face from the sword of a British officer during his captivity for refusing to polish his shoes.
V6DD TIL in 1996 a man named Larry Rutman hit himself in the head with a boomerang. He successfully sued himself for US$ 300,000, with the entire payout coming from his insurance
R7aw4 TIL at $1.5 trillion, the Greater New York area's contribution to the US economy not only outstrips all other regions in the Unites States, it also exceeds the GDP of all but 11 countries.
LeQv TIL that the nomadic “hunter-gatherer” phase of humanity makes up over 90% of Homo Sapien history. Civilisation and recorded history have existed for a tiny fraction of the time that our species has existed.
WkOGX TIL: Before there were Mexican Federales, there were Mexican Rurales