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TIL that some monkeys and chimpanzees have officially entered the stone age

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8y5P TIL The Discovery show Sons of Guns was cancelled when just about everyone was brought up on child abuse charges.
4Xl0o TIL Canada has an older 'continually running' monarchy than the UK, having been initially established in the 16th Century. While being under British Rule, French Rule, and ultimately an independent monarchy, there has not been a time since Canada has not had a monarch.
kJOb5 TIL humans have no sense for wetness, only temperature and pressure
WkElY TIL of Roch Thériault, a Seventh-Day Adventist who lead a cult in the wild of Quebec. He would often perform "surgery" on members, amputate members' limbs, and once attempted to ressurect a woman he killed by have every male member ejaculate in a hole bored in her skull.
yV5be TIL that the first airship to successfully cross the Atlantic was named the R34. It went from the U.K. to Long Island and then returned again within 10 days.