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TIL that cows have best friends and become sad when they're separated

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eN9D TIL: One night in 1998, activists from the Animal Liberation Front crept onto a farm in the New Forest, England. Their goal was to save a group of 6,500 minks. No sooner were they freed than the minks went on a rampage. Guinea pigs, cats, chickens, and water voles all fell victim to the mink hordes.
g5E9 TIL George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were both executive producers on The Land Before Time
80ma TIL researchers found that facial distinctiveness, considered less attractive, was linked to poor health in both men and women. Facial averageness, on the other hand, was linked to good health. One theory is that distinctive facial traits are tied to chromosomal disorders.
bWe9 TIL that after being released from jail, Brian O'Dea advertised his services as an executive business manager in Canada’s National Post, citing his multi-million dollar marijuana smuggling ring as proof. He got almost 600 job offers.
WklPL TIL the first adopters of the bicycle in China were the prostitutes ('sing-song girls'). The bicycle was seen as undignified and far too menial, the prostitutes working the harbors had nothing to lose, so they were the first adopters.