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TIL - Michael, a gorilla that could use sign language to communicate, described seeing his mother shot.

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L980 TIL A British 19-year-old has officially changed his name to “Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.” His grandmother is no longer speaking to him.
6E0DY TIL that "Billion" is the European name for "Trillion" in the US (10^12) and "Trillion" is the European name for "Quintillion" in the US (10^18).
L5KQ TIL Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s original title for the South Park movie was “All Hell Breaks Loose,” but the MPAA denied it. They instead went with a circumcision joke.
VWL0 TIL that the last recorded kill using a bow and arrow in war was made in WWII by British officer Jack Churchill, who carried a longbow, bagpipes and a Scottish broadsword into battle