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TIL Venus spins the opposite direction as the other planets in our solar system and may have been a drifting planet we “adopted”.

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694Z TIL there was a gorilla named Micheal who learned sign language then described what it was like to watch his mother be killed by poachers
6EyJ TIL some hospitals cut the Livestrong bracelets from patients’ wrists because they resemble the yellow “Do Not Resuscitate” bands.
N7gxM TIL Cleveland kidnapping victim Amanda Berry, held for almost 10 years and freed in 2013, has a TV segment on the Cleveland news dedicated to finding missing people.
rR6My TIL that the cannibalized remains of a 14-year-old girl were discovered in a 17th century trash deposit inside fort James. This proves that early colonists resorted to cannibalism to survive during 1609-1610. This was after eating their horses and pets. Only 60 colonists survived.
8alBG TIL That while Pattie Boyd was married to George Harrison and sleeping with Eric Clapton, the two musicians fought for her love with a formal guitar duel that lasted over 2 hours. Clapton won.