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TIL that due to selective breeding watermelons, bananas, eggplants, carrots, corn and peach of centuries ago are virtually unrecognisable.

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5V1o8 TIL bottlenose dolphins call out their loved ones by specific names when they become separated. They are the only species apart from humans that are known to do this.
kJmg TIL that, according to a June 2012 Gallup poll, 46% of Americans believe that God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago.
neeD9 TIL that infants as young as 9 months old have been shown to be able to understand that other people need help, even before they are capable of helping them themselves.
Dkyp TIL Gray’s paradox (how can dolphins achieve their swim speed with their muscle mass) was solved by showing that their tails can change stiffness to keep high efficiency at different speeds.
Re6 TIL there is an island-tribe worshipping British Prince Philip as a god