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QNa59 TIL that some monkeys and apes can recognise when a situation is unfair.
0M1j TIL That the popular shower sponge “Loofah” is made from a gourd called the Luffa. When it dries, the fruit becomes very fibrous, and it turns into the sponge we all love!
NXANP TIL of the Bradford City stadium fire, in 1985, that killed 56 people and injured at least 276. A small fire started in a corner of the wooden stand and within 4 minutes engulfed the entire stand, trapping people in their seats.
BgE7r TIL the world's oldest dog(31) was supposed to be killed after birth but his brown fur aided him in hiding amidst wooden logs
dD5Z7 TIL an 1854 London cholera outbreak was curbed by a man who defied the day's medical beliefs. Dr John Snow, father of modern epidemiology, traced the outbreak to a tainted water pump. The pump handle was removed, basically ending outbreak. The theory that disease spread by "bad air" soon unraveled.