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TIL that gorillas learn to be mothers when they are babies

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grmQy TIL of Antonio Meucci, an Italian American who invented the telephone, but economic problems and his difficulty in communicating in English prevented him from being recognized as its inventor
rRdmo TIL there is a giant replica of the Vatican in Africa, took $300 million and five years to build but nowdays is used by only a few hundred.
Oo7We TIL that in a 1983 interview with Rolling Stone, David Bowie said his public declaration of bisexuality was "the biggest mistake I ever made" and that "I was always a closet heterosexual."
9Yx5M TIL that, in 1962, a B-52 bomber broke apart over North Carolina, sending Atomic Bombs hurtling to earth. All the failsafes on one warhead failed except a single switch which remained intact, saving the US from nuclear disaster.
D1MBY TIL that so many cartel swift boats are slamming the West Coast that vessel-recovery services contracted by US Customs have stopped auctioning "pangas" for fear of replenishing cartel fleets.