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TIL that a study by Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello showed that when given rewards for helping, children were less likely to help in future situations compared to when they were not given rewards.

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1a4o7 TIL Otter capable of killing and eat alligator by drastically wearing out the gator in the fight. The lactic acid build up in the body would intoxicate the gator, eventually killing it. The otter then rips the alligator hide off with its razor sharp claws and eats the gator organs.
KYgd4 TIL that the observable universe is a spherical region of space that contains all matter that can be observed from Earth at the present time, and that its radius is about 46.5 billion light-years
oBl9R TIL - Thailand is currently ruled by a military junta, they’ve had, on average, a coup d’état every seven years since 1932
5GVP TIL of US Army medic Desmond T. Doss, a conscientious objector who refused to bear arms, yet was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Truman for single-handedly saving the lives of over 75 of his comrades while under constant enemy fire during the Battle of Okinawa
ADQGx TIL people used to believe toothaches and other dental problems were caused by "tooth worms" that lived in our teeth and consumed them from the inside out.