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TIL some chimpanzees and bonobos are beginning to display very primitive precursors to religious behaviour

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7B1x TIL that 244 shows have come and gone on Fox since The Simpsons first debuted
e044 TIL Due to stress and starvation, many male prisoners of WWII concentration camps began to lactate.
EQ7o TIL The SS Californian was seen from the deck of Titanic as she sank, saw her distress flairs, heard her wireless calls and had warned Titanic of ‘Ice Ahead’ 3 times that day. Despite all this, Californian did not come to Titanic’s or her passengers aid as she sank. No one knows why.
a8nEM TIL In 2014, GM issued an 800,000-car recall due to faulty ignitions. The automobiles would turn off while being driven, resulting in the loss of power steering and brakes, as well as the failure of the airbags to deploy. They have known about the issue since 2005, but never corrected it.
MBdA TIL “Black Wall Street”, the most affluent black neighbourhood in the early 20th century, was nearly wiped out by white residents massacring the black population in 1921