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TIL the San Diego-Coronado Bridge is the 2nd most used bridge for suicide in the US trailing only the Golden Gate Bridge.

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nkMB TIL a 2005 study taught capuchin monkeys the value of money using small silver coins. During one experiment, a monkey was observed trading a coin for sex. The monkey who received the coin promptly traded it for a grape.
1aWWD TIL Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there.
PYlJe TIL that kangaroos can pause their pregnancies for up to two years in times of hardship. Then start it up again when conditions improve.
J1Qdm TIL about Arthur Wermuth, a U.S. Army Captain from South Dakota who was placed with the 57th Infantry ((Philippine Scouts). He performed "countless" guerrilla missions against the Japanese, often alone or with his friend Sergeant "Jock" Crispin Jacob, and earned the nickname "Ghost of Bataan."
rxG1 TIL The cash register sound effect in The Beatles “Yellow Submarine” was the same used years later in the beginning of Pink Floyd’s “Money”.