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TIL that rats become more emotionally resilient when they are taught how to drive a small vehicle

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gMKxy TIL that British politician Tony Benn met his wife in Oxford in 1949. 9 days later, he proposed to her on a park bench. Later, he bought the bench from Oxford City Council and installed it in the garden of their home. They were together for 51 years.
e1Vk TIL that 25% of US Presidents were raised without a father.
8lVZ TIL for every elephant born in captivity two elephants die.