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TIL of Nzeli, a female Gorilla monitored by the Fossey foundation: at 37 years old, she has been observed voluntarily switching between family groups 10 different times, occasionally leaving her infants behind

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74np TIL that there’s a museum called “Chinsekikan” in Japan that contains nothing but rocks that look like faces. Chinsekikan means “Hall of curious rocks” in English
jW9p TIL Universal Studios, Inc sued Sony and its distributors in 1976, alleging that because Sony was manufacturing a device (Betamax) that could be used for copyright infringement, they were thus liable for any infringement committed by its purchasers. Essentially trying to kill videotape recording.
gyR4 TIL the phrase, “Kill them all and let God sort them out”, originated with the Catholic crusader Arnaud, who when burning an entire city was asked how to distinguish the Christian Cathars from the Catholics.
bPR7 TIL that the Curiosity Rover sings happy birthday to itself every year on the anniversary of its touch-down on Mars.
OwA6 TIL The last united states aircraft to be shot down in combat was by another united states aircraft