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TIL when a chimpanzee that learns an effective method to crack nuts open is placed into a new group that uses a less effective strategy, it will eventually stop using the superior method just to blend in with the rest of the chimps.

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WkawA TIL Paul Biya of Cameroon is the longest serving non-royal leader in the world, having begun his term in June 1975, making a total of 45 years in office.
woey6 TIL that William Turner, the captain of the RMS Lusitania when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915, was also the captain of the SS Ivernia when it was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat in 1917.
5YGLn TIL that the 1904 Olympics Marathon was a total mess. One did most of the marathon in a car, another ate rat poison but survived and one took a nap by the side of the road for some part of the marathon.Details in the link.
BrQnD TIL that British explorer Sir Samuel White Baker owned a gun he named the "Baby," a 2 bore rifle so absurdly powerful that it was almost unusable. As the largest caliber ever built for a shoulder gun, it fired a half pound shell that would outclass even a .50 BMG in terms of sheer force.
oBJMY TIL During the Civil War, the workers of Manchester England voted to support the blockade, meaning they’d get no goods for their cloth factories. Lincoln sent a most eloquent Thank You letter.