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TIL Unlike male chimpanzees, male bonobos do not experience a strong rise in testosterone during puberty

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YmZG TIL Pistachios are prone to spontaneous combustion when stored in large quantities.
WkN9L TIL The idea for the Red Cross came about in 1859, when a Swiss man, Henry Dunant saw the aftermath of a battle in Italy and witnessed 40,000 men dying with no medical care. 5 years later,12 governments adopted the first Geneva convention; defining medical services as “Neutral” in wartime.
O4N1 TIL: 10 years ago, a single Jon Stewart interview was the central reason that the CNN show “Crossfire” was cancelled.
loPn7 TIL that Nestlé declined an offer to watch his film about the exploitation of African kids to harvest chocolate, the director Miki Mistrati set up a viewing next to their headquarters and played it there.
69oAZ TIL that cars must have at least three-quarters of a tank in order to leave Singapore, in order to stop them from buying cheaper gas in Malaysia and circumventing Singapore's gas tax