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TIL that Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal on the planet. They are astonishingly intelligent, with high IQ and problem solving, and have been named the world’s most intelligent animal in a study that places them even above chimpanzees and dolphins.

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9rpB TIL that the average pasta serving size is 480% larger than what’s recommended
oBOgK TIL Returning from the last moon landing Charlie Duke (LM Pilot A16) lost his wedding ring. During an EVA to get film from outside the craft & standing in the open hatch tethered to Ken Mattingly the ring floated out, he missed the catch, it bounced off Ken’s head. Charlie caught it on the rebound.
17yX TIL that this is the song that eventually became the James Bond theme.
pYvNN TIL about the Bechdel test. It tries to measure the representation of women in film/fiction by asking if at least two women talk to each other about something other than a man.