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TIL of the Gombe Chimpanzee War, a conflict between two communities of chimpanzees in Tanzania that lasted 4 years and included violent skirmishes, numerous deaths and kidnappings

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MGkB TIL that New Zealand has over 70% power generation from renewable sources with a target to hit 90% by 2025
OG4l4 TIL that life expectancy for people with Down syndrome has risen from 12 years in 1912, to 25 years in the 1980s, to over 60 years in the developed world today.
vPdw7 TIL: The Dutch version of Santa, Sinterklaas, instead of having elves he had Zwarte Piet, or "Black Pete", originally depicted as an enslaved demon, he helped distribute candy, take naughty children to Spain in burlap sacks, and deliver coal. In 2020, however, Zwarte Pete was gradually removed.
J1884 TIL Bed bugs were all but eradicated in the developed world in the 1950s but had a resurgence in the 1990s due to factors including increased international travel, lack of public awareness
JYrA1 TIL About a 30-foot tall tree stump that has been floating upright in Crater Lake, OR since 1896. Dubbed the "Old Man of the Lake" the stump 450 years old, is strong enough to stand on, and is known to drift against the wind.