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TIL Koko the gorilla wanted her own pet cat. When she was given a toy cat, she refused to play with it and signed the word “sad” until they finally gave her one.

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QN4dM TIL about the NOAA Corps, the eighth federal uniformed service, alongside the six Military services and Public Health Service. It has just 321 enlisted officers, and operates 15 ships and 10 aircraft.
jNx1R TIL that during the 1521 siege of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, Hernan Cortes' conquistadors attempted to build a trebuchet. The very first shot went straight up and the machine was destroyed.
OGjNe TIL of the Annecy shootings, where 3 members of a British family and a passing cyclist were shot to death in rural south-eastern France. Despite identification of the weapon, the perpetrator remains unknown, with investigations referencing the "sensitive" nature of the father's work as a motive.
neLY9 TIL Victorian upper class society ate ice cream and ices with a specialized fork (that was definitely a spork)
nrAY TIL A movie exists wherein Denise Richards falls in love with Paul Walker, only to have a gang of bullies feed him to a lion, at which point a mad scientist puts his brain in a robotic T-Rex.