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TIL that apes that have been taught sign language have answered our questions, but no ape has ever asked a question.

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ONZ1 TIL a 12-year-old boy spent 2 years collecting over 160,000 bottles after school and donated all the money he made ($2,700) to orphans in an AIDS epidemic region in China. He also donated his personal savings ($30) and collected 800 books to give to the children.
4kkRX TIL About retired South Korean boxer Byun Jung-il who lost his bantam weight match at the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Upset by the loss he refused to leave the ring for over an hour to the point that officials turned out the lights in the auditorium until he left.
woy7J TIL Woman's Day magazine originated in 1931 as a free leaflet with menu ideas given to A&P shoppers. By 1937, it had expanded into a magazine sold for 5 cents only at the store locations.
Z8WdB TIL rats can go two weeks without water, longer than camels (3-5 days)!
lWlK TIL about “token sucking” - someone, generally a homeless person, earns his sustenance by clogging the token receptacle in the subway turnstile with gum or a paperclip. The tokens become backed up in the receptacle and then “sucks them out by placing his lips around the opening and inhaling.”