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TIL Chimpanzees can memorize patterns of numbers at a glance, something which is beyond humans.

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VMwGQ TIL Piers Morgan was fired as the editor of a popular British newspaper in 2004 after publishing fake photos of the torture of Iraqi prisoners by British soldiers
QOGe TIL that after giving birth, 50-75% of women carry fetal cells that persist for decades, becoming a part of the mother’s heart, brain, and blood. Mothers can transfer these cells to subsequent children.
gM41X TIL that Survivorship Bias creates a false public perception that anyone can achieve great things if they have the ability and make the effort
MBLV TIL: When asked about atheists Pope Francis replied “They are our valued allies in the commitment to defending human dignity, in building a peaceful coexistence between peoples and in safeguarding and caring for creation.”
gNVA TIL in 1945 an airplane crashed into the Empire State Building, injuring elevator operator Betty Oliver. When rescuers attempted to lower her on an elevator, the cable snapped, plunging her 75 stories down. She survived the fall, and to this day holds the record for longest survived elevator fall.