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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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mxnyy TIL after three failed marriages, Whoopi Goldberg came to the conclusion that she's much happier living by herself, explaining: “I don’t want somebody in my house.”
VQnm TIL that in 1983 Ronald Reagan said “There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for, you jump off the cliff with the flag flying…I believe half a loaf is better than none and that…you’re not going to always get everything you want.”
RDLj TIL that Moe from The Simpsons, was only given the surname Szyslak so that he would have the initials M.S., and hence be a suspect in the Burns shooting.
Z8NXY TIL about FNG Syndrome. Instead of rotating units into and out of Vietnam, the US military replaced individual members. The replacements were subjected to abuse from their peers, leading to an increase in the number of psychiatric casualties who were removed from the battlefield
JYadm TIL that Peanuts start out as flowers above ground. They then wilt, and the remaining peg goes back into the ground, and turns into a Peanut!