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TIL in 1931, an experiment was conducted in which a human baby and baby chimpanzee were paired to see if the chimp would conform and grow like a human. The experiment was stopped when it was discovered that the baby was instead learning from the chimpanzee.

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XE8r TIL teachers at a school in Korea for children with disabilities molested, raped, and killed students and got away with it. They were even reinstated at the school. A movie was made based on the event and the school was shut down because the film sparked public outcry.
6EyZY TIL the founder of Barbie named the dolls after her kids, Barbara and Kenneth. Therefore, the real Barbie and Ken are actually brother and sister.
Y7Ro7 TIL according to medieval legend the Codex Gigas was created by a monk sentenced to be walled up alive; but to escape death promised to create, in one night, a book with all human knowledge. Near midnight, the desperate monk gave Lucifer his soul to finish the book. Thus, a nickname "Devil's Bible".
Z8Qy4 TIL thousands of people of Jewish decent were conscripted or volunteered into the German army during WWII, some ending up in senior positions. Hitler personally signed off on the "declaration of German blood" for 77 high-ranking officers who had Jewish parents or were married to Jews.
rNaLW TIL that the loudest animal in the world is the 2cm long Pistol Shrimp. It can create bubbles that pop at a volume louder than a gun shot and produce temperatures of over 4,000 degrees Celsius. It shoots these bubbles at it’s prey.