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TIL that gorillas learn to be mothers when they are babies

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9QQB TIL Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, landed next to an unsuspecting farmer, and told him “I am a friend, comrades, a friend!”
GYGlj TIL the only two surviving species of sloth aren’t closely related at all and most likely developed suspensorial behavior (hanging from trees) independently, an example of convergent evolution.
OG7P1 TIL that rats emit high-pitched squeaks that are considered their "laughter", which are out of the range of human hearing, in response to being tickled.
j6P8Q TIL there is bacteria that grows in the wet soil of Australia’s Northern Territory that in one case infected someone but lay dormant for 62 years before activating! Known as ‘Darwin’s Disease” it enters the body through cuts or inhalation and is fatal.
GaYJ TIL Contrary to popular belief wooden cutting boards harbor less bacteria than plastic ones after normal cleaning.