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TIL Compared with many primates, humans have a high propensity for proactive aggression, a trait shared with chimpanzees but not bonobos. By contrast, humans have a low propensity for reactive aggression compared with chimpanzees, and in this respect humans are more bonobo-like.

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yPp TIL that one single-story building in Delaware is the legal address for over 285,000 corporations, including Apple, Google, and Wal-Mart.
OoE56 TIL of Phosphenes, illusory light effects seen in pitch dark due to eye pressure, electrical or magnetic stimulation. Lengthy light deprivation causes the brain to see shapes made of phosphenes, called Prisoners Cinema. Some scientists believe this was an inspiration for neolithic cave paintings.
7rAe7 TIL that it took the creator of the Rubik's cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the Rubik's cube after he created it. The current world record is 4.22 seconds.
QJBLE TIL 22-year old George Washington, who became the first president of the US, inadvertently started the French and Indian War in colonial North America.
ADDyl TIL in November 1783, when he was in Paris, Benjamin Franklin witnessed the flight of one of the first hot-air balloons. As the balloon soared into the air, a spectator asked Franklin what this new invention could be used for. Franklin responded by saying “What good is a new-born baby?”