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TIL that when chimpanzees were given opportunity to watch TV, their favorite was the Playboy Channel

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kJGDe TIL The Suicidal Tour (Excursão Suicída) was a 1943 fundraising tour by Santa Cruz Futebol Clube in Brazil’s North Region. From January to April, they played 26-28 matches in six cities. The tour gained its name due to financial struggles, threats of German attacks, and multiple fatalities.
W7LlB TIL of the Edict of Expulsion, when King Edward I of England gave all Jews in the country a few months to leave.
D1oVJ TIL that Malaria killed ~10k troops in the US Civil War
4rew TIL that the classing ‘Kong’ dog toy is so called because a friend of the creator thought it looked like 'An earplug for King Kong’
rNGNo TIL 45% of people only have two bones in their pinky toe