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TIL there’s a species of orchid that evolved to look like a replica of a monkey’s face. It grows in the cloud forests of Peru and Ecuador.

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OGgJ6 TIL when introduced, there was a conspiracy saying the creation Zip Codes was masked Communism made “to depersonalize or dehumanize” Americans
dDe9j TIL of the Ghost Dance War, the name given to a violent U.S. Army reprisal to Lakota participation in the pan-native cult of the Ghost Dance. Fearing a renewed Indian War, the Army crackdown led to the murder of Sitting Bull and the massacre at Wounded Knee
D10Kp TIL Amur (Siberian) tigers regularly prey on young bears and sub-adult brown bears. Reports of preying on fully grown small female adult Ussuri brown bears by a big male tiger are common as well. Certain tigers have been reported to imitate the calls of Asian black bears to attract them.
8aAPa TIL that John Mulaney’s substance abuse was once so bad, his college therapist refused to end a session until he called an outpatient rehab program to get help.
b6RbN TIL that after England was knocked out of Euro 2004 by Portugal, English tabloids found the email address of the Swiss referee and published it. He received 16,000 hate emails overnight. After that "the Sun" also published the email address of a Swiss radio DJ, who tried to defend his compatriot