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TIL People leave pennies on John Wilkes Booth’s grave to give Lincoln the last word

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rpjM TIL that some chimpanzees and monkeys have entered the stone age
PoGe TIL 70% of elite distance running races have been won by Kenyans from the Kalenjin community, who make up just 0.06% of the world’s population.
Mel87 TIL that the most mass a planet can have is ~10-13x the mass of Jupiter. After this point, it's own sheer gravity begins to cause nuclear fusion and the body is classified as a brown dwarf (also called a failed star).
yVnba TIL: Immigration authorities at Dubai airport keep a sample/specimen passport from every country on file to help spot fake passports.
BrE6e TIL One of Japan’s most popular mascots is an egg with crippling depression