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TIL about the Mirror Test, a method for determining whether a non-human animal has the ability of self-recognition when looking into a mirror. Elephants, chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas, dolphins and manta rays have successfully passed the test.

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4XyQw TIL of the Chagossians, an ethnic group native to the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean. In the 1970s, all of them were ethnically cleansed in able to build a US military base. In 2016, they were denied the right to return after a 45-year legal dispute.
v16Jr TIL Worker ants take hundreds of 1-2 minute naps per day, so that they can essentially work around the clock
ow67 TIL In-N-Out Burger prints discreet references to Bible verses on their paper containers. These consist of the book, chapter, and number of the verse, not the text of the passage, in small print on an inconspicuous area of the item. The practice began in the 1980s.
E168P TIL that Keanu Reeves trained for four months in karate for The Matrix. Later, he learned over 200 martial arts moves for Matrix Reloaded and also learned Judo and Jujitso for John Wick.
K8jJ TIL the 2011 movie Mars Needs Moms is the biggest box office flop in history when not adjusted for inflation. It lost $130 million.