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TIL Humans are all born with 2 innate fears, falling and loud sounds.

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6EdOw TIL that in 2006, M&Ms created an ad campaign offering 2 million dark chocolate M&Ms for the one who returns "The Scream" (a famous painting that was stolen just two year prior [2004] in Norway). Just days after the campaign, the painting was found by the Norwegian Police.
oBbx7 TIL that giant panda is no longer 'endangered' species
N706M TIL in the shanty "Drunken Sailer," one response to "What shall we do with the drunken sailor?" is "Put him in the bed with the captain's daughter." The Captain's Daughter is another name for the Cat o' Nine Tails, a multi-tailed whip.
N7nZ8 TIL William the Silent's second wife had an affair with the father of famous Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens.
a8vVZ TIL from Penguinz0 that there are Disney-sponsored flight routes in Orlando, including SHREK TWO and STINKY.