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TIL There is a human library where you can “rent” people and listen to their stories!

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jmWR TIL that the human race almost went extinct in 70,000 BCE when the Homo Sapien population dipped as low as 40 breeding pairs in the wake of the Toba volcanic explosion.
EX6X TIL Thor Heyerdahl traveled over 4000 miles across the Pacific Ocean in a wooden raft to demonstrate his theory that Polynesians came from South America
PYQ8Z TIL of Davy and Daryl, twin 10 year olds, who spent 3 years biking from Alaska to Argentina to set a Guinness World Record- only to be denied the title, once completed
W7vBd TIL that honey bees can recognize human faces. They see faces much like pixels in a digital image.
oZ9W TIL that a woman once sued WalMart for 2 cents and won.