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TIL a Group of Baboons is Called a Congress

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e0D44 TIL John Steinbeck’s dog, Toby, ate his manuscript of Of Mice and Men. There was no other draft. Steinbeck said of the incident, “I was pretty mad but the poor little fellow may have been acting critically. I didn’t want to ruin a good dog for a ms (manuscript), I’m not sure is good at all.”
LkgJQ TIL the Aztecs made swords embedded with prismatic obsidian blades that are far sharper than even high quality present day steel razor blades.
6n88 TIL that in WWII there actually was a land battle fought in US territory, the Battle of Attu, the westernmost Aleutian Island.
R7067 TIL of Wilgefortis, a female saint whose distinguishing feature is a large beard, which grew after she prayed God to make her repulsive in order to avoid an unwanted marriage. She is the patron saint of women seeking refuge of abusive husbands, and the patron saint of facial hair
bbRZ TIL there is one wild monkey population in Europe and it’s growing - Barbary macaques of Gibraltar