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TIL that wild capuchin monkeys in Brazil rub millipedes on their fur to use the insects’ chemicals as a natural mosquito repellent.

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wy6 TIL that on August 15, 1943, American troops invaded an empty island, losing more than 200 soldiers.
R7w1l TIL of the McGrew brothers. They spent 8 years recreating a shot-for shot version of Toy Stoy 3 in stop motion. Their version premiered on YouTube in January and already have more than 3 million views. Dedication is real.
oRmV8 TIL about Prince Mikasa who was Japanese Emperor Hirohito's brother and repeatedly criticized the regime's war crimes during and after World War II including proposing that the Emperor resign in 1945 to take responsibility for the war
l86V TIL The human body is made up of about 100 trillion cells, and by a remarkable numerical coincidence that is the same number of atoms in a human cell.