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TIL There is sexually explicit cave art (NSFW)

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YpQZW TIL For the past 45 million years tarsiers have inhabited rainforests around the world, but now they only exist on a few islands in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. In Bohol, the Philippine Tarsier was a common sight in the southern part of the island until the 1960's
LQ5Qm TIL that 90% of video game sales in 2022 were digital.
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