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TIL that Brigham Young was once a distiller

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ANkvx TIL Mountain Gorillas almost never drink water. They get their hydration from from their plant diet and morning dew. Despite living in rainforests, they also tend to dislike rain and try to not get wet when crossing a stream. They have never been observed drinking water in the wild before 2013
WkLod TIL about Guy Tyler, who made hundreds of audio recordings of Native American languages. They provide an archive of languages in danger of being lost to erasure of native culture, as well as helped protect the sacred site at Ward Valley from becoming a nuclear waste dump [link to audio in comments].
yb4M TIL despite not turning a profit, Reddit plans to donate 10% of its ad revenue to non-profit organizations this year.
ZpdAB TIL of the Gyro-X, a 1967 two-wheeled concept car with a 22-inch gyroscope, designed for efficiency and a smaller footprint
D1Wyv TIL Of the bizarre "Huron King" nuclear test, which involved detonating an underground nuke, exposing a satellite in a special test chamber to radiation. The chamber was then dragged to safety before it fell in the crater