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TIL - Onions have more DNA than humans

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X0GlQ TIL In 1996, a 3-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure, injured & surrounded by 7 gorillas. Binti Jua, a female gorilla with her baby on her back, cradled the boy & safely handed him to zookeepers. Her maternal instincts made headlines worldwide.
dZgK TIL you’re nearly 300 times more likely to be a victim of homicide in new Orleans as you are in Hong Kong.
nWZYr TIL that at between 300-344 million years old, the Susquehanna River is one of the 5 oldest rivers in the world and existed before the rise of the Allegheny Mountains, largely staying loyal to its course, cutting through the rising rock.
VBvaG TIL that after being sentenced to death, British serial killer Amelia Dyer was subpoenaed as witness at a trial scheduled a week after her execution. However, Dyer was ruled legally dead once sentenced, the subpoena of a legally dead witness was dismissed and there was no stay of execution.
1DBd TIL that a newspaper posted a poll asking readers if watching Blackfish – a documentary critical of SeaWorld for keeping orcas captive – changed their opinions of SeaWorld. The results were “No.” It was later revealed that 55% of the votes came from a single IP-address … hosted by SeaWorld