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TIL troop of 15 monkeys escaped a primate research center in Japan by using trees as catapults over a five-metre high electric fence (and afterwards were lured back with peanuts).

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YpkYG TIL that during the 80’s, drunken calls to Hanna-Barbera studios from Flintstones fans curious to know what Barney Rubble did for a living were so common that the security guard in charge of answering the phones at night would simply reply: ‘‘ He worked in the quarry’’.
mxZjv TIL due to the "fajita effect," when the first order of fajitas comes in, cooks at Chilis begin prepping for the several orders that always come soon after. Hearing and smelling the first dish causes a cascade of orders among patrons.
9n1r TIL Cacti are native to North America, so there are none in any other desert on earth.
epKJ TIL the mantis shrimp punches its prey with more force than a .22-caliber bullet.
R5VRj TIL the University of New Hampshire received millions in bequest from the frugal librarian, the late Robert Morin, who served the institution for many years. $1 million from the said funds was utilized to acquire a scoreboard for the freshly-constructed football stadium.