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TIL that not only do chimps self-medicate, but they also medicate / treat the wounds of other chimps in their community - an act previously thought to be unique to humans

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R5eP7 TIL Canada's deadliest terror attack, the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing, killed 329 people. Multiple warnings from informants including recorded audio detailing the bombing plan were mishandled by authorities, leading to only one person being sentenced to 5 years in prison.
aw7LJ TIL that nearly 70 years after Pearl Harbor, the USS Arizona continues to leak up to 9 quarts of oil each day.
J1Oj4 TIL Plants also use photosynthetic pigments that are not green. Most of the time we can’t see these other pigments because their colors get overpowered by the green color pigments.⁠
YpvL7 TIL that Richard Branson once drove a tank to times square and rolled over three tonnes of coca cola cans and shot a coca cola sign to advertise virgin cola, his own drink.
5bXR TIL NFL official Ed Hochuli is actually a lawyer who referees football games as a side gig.