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TIL Bonobos (species cousins to chimps) are the only non-humans to engage in tongue kissing, the only primate besides us to typically have face to face sex, and they have complex matriarchal societies, high empathy levels, and lots of consensual sex, including homosexual relations for both sexes.

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9WOB TIL: The blue whale can produce the loudest sound of any animal. At 188 decibels, the noise can be detected over 800 kilometres away.
NXM8M TIL in 1992, John Travolta was flying his Gulfstream jet with his wife and child onboard when both generators failed and he lost power to the cockpit and radio. Using only a flashlight and compass, he had to navigate to Washington D.C. and land at higher than normal speed without the use of flaps.
4XO9J TIL the British call sausages "bangers" because sausages had a habit of bursting (banging) open while cooking
D11gp TIL that the Chinese government banned Winnie the Pooh for looking too much like their President
jw4Q TIL Catch-18, Catch-17, Catch-11 were earlier titles for Catch-22. Catch-14 was rejected because it was “not a funny number.”