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TIL I learned the CIA directly influences the production of movies and Hollywood since 1946

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5Ydyn TIL of the Hutterites; a religious group similar to the Amish, with the exception that they utilize modern equipment and technology to run complex farming and manufacturing operations on hundreds of colonies across the Western US and Canada.
xmkg TIL variations in sexual orientation (homosexuality, bisexuality, etc) are found not just in humans, but in over 1000 species, most of which predate the existence of modern humans. The biological nature and origins of these variations are not understood, and are a subject of ongoing research.
a8gW9 TIL that dingos are considered by many to be a distinct species, Canis dingo. Making it the only native terrestrial animal in the order Carnivora.
awjl9 TIL Prisoners in Brazil can shorten their sentence by reading and writing a report on a book
rXpw TIL many Neanderthal skeletons show signs of broken bones and other traumas in patterns very similar to that of rodeo riders, suggesting Neanderthal hunting involved quite a lot of close-quarters contact with large and savage animals.