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TIL The French mathematician Descartes had a theory that monkeys and apes were able to talk – but kept quiet in case they were asked to do any work.

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grLRW TIL 46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history.
1a7ZW TIL- When Dolly Parton went to a Dolly Parton look alike contest she lost to a man dressed like her.
JWjk TIL The Constitution of Nepal states that if the President is male, the Vice President must be female, and vice versa
D1PPp TIL of the plant Silphium, which was believed to conveniently double up as an aphrodisiac and contraceptive, but is now regrettably extinct
RyDj TIL a hero named Rick Rescorla, while in the process of saving 2,700 lives on 9/11, called his wife and said, “Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I’ve never been happier. You made my life.”