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TIL Fergie, the Black Eyed Peas frontwoman, sent Alanis Morissette a butt-shaped cake after being impressed by her cover version and video of My Humps.

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4lJ5 TIL 2 groups of Chimpanzees fought a war against each other form 1974-1978. Dr. Jane Goodall was very disturbed by this and said,“For several years I struggled to come to terms with this new knowledge.”
ojpE TIL The founder of AA, Dr. Bill Wilson, developed his 12 step program par the advice of a 15th century monk, whom he communed with via ouiji board.
GAKLg TIL that 7 former U.S. Supreme Court Justices had no formal university legal education
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QRka TIL the Marii-El Republic in Russia is the homeland of the Mari people, many of whom still follow their polytheistic indigenous religion. Possibly the only unbroken spiritual lineage to survive Christianisation in Europe. The Mari native religion comprehends tree worship and animal sacrifices