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TIL Phil Oakey of The Human League rescued a stranded monkey in a tripod on the streets of Northern England

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rRXDx TIL when Alexander was a boy, his tutor chastised him for burning too much incense at Gods' altars. After conquering Gaza, a major frankincense producer then, Alexander sent 500 talents of frankincense back to the old man in Macedonia, with the message: "Now you can stop short-changing the gods."
jN4wR TIL in 2015 "Hello Barbie" was released. She used speech recognition and connected to wifi. When you pressed her belt buckle, Barbie saved what you said to the cloud so she could learn your likes and dislikes and incorporate them into future conversations. Some parents found it "too creepy".
Y88A TIL that a self-filling water bottle is being developed that draws moisture from the air - up to three liters every hour. It works by mimicking the way a beetle survives in the African desert.
rRPMy TIL about the Disney movie "John Carter" (2012), one of the most expensive films ever made, with a net budget of $263 million, and simultaneously one of the, if not the worst box office bomb ever, even adjusted for inflation. The movie resulted in a $200 million loss for Walt Disney Pictures.
Brdvy TIL that “56% of Americans believe that "Adam and Eve were real people", and 44% believe so with strong or absolute certainty”