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TIL that there are bands of wild macaque monkeys living near the Silver River in Florida, USA.

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LkKXr TIL the first Indian medical book "Atharva Veda" includes a fairly detailed germ theory, as it describes a number of pathogens and possible cures for disease. The book was written in 200BC, but it's ideas can be dated back to 1000BC. Germ theory was not proven correct until the 19th Century AD.
GYx7G TIL The Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope captured an image of granular looking convection cells on the surface of the sun, which are each about the size of Texas. Features as small as 30 km can be resolved from the image
g4v4 TIL Coca Cola was invented by morphine addicted Confederate Colonel John Pemberton as a morphine substitute and its original ingredients include coca leaves which is the raw material for manufacture of cocaine.
g1y TIL that there is a company that uses human fetal kidney cells to develop and amplify flavors. They are partnered with Nestle, Campbell’s Soup, Kraft Foods and Pepsi.
Q0lM TIL that the universal ‘No’ symbol is also called the 'slarcle’.