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TIL a chimpanzee’s testicles are 1/3 the weight of its brain, compared to 3% for humans

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nej0d TIL in 1832 after the death of philosopher Jeremy Bentham his body was preserved and displayed in the University College London, however his preserved head was henceforth placed in secure storage after it was stolen by several students and found in a luggage locker at a Scottish railway station.
L9aP TIL that Simon Cowell praised Rebecca Black’s song “Friday”: “the fact that it’s making people so angry is brilliant”. He advised her to not “listen to anyone over the age of 18. I’m being deadly serious. Whatever she’s done has worked … she’s the most talked-about artist in America right now”.
W7Za9 TIL that about 25% of the decline of casual sex among young men since 2007 can be explained by video games.
gOaL TIL that Fox and Lucasfilm only permitted Mel Brooks to make Spaceballs after he agreed to not produce action figures or other merchandising
Zplbp TIL scientists created cyborg cockroaches. They put wires the cockroaches and steer them by remote control.