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TIL that in 2005, monkeys were taught the concept of money. It didn't take long for the monkeys to realize that they could pay other monkeys for sex.

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OEx6 TIL that after the Tienanmen Square Massacre, the Chinese government billed the families of the protesters for the cost of the bullets used to kill their loved ones.
8mKP TIL a fire burned down the warehouse of the animation company behind the Wallace and Gromit films, destroying “the entire history” of the animation series.
ADpRo TIL “We're currently experiencing the worst spate of species die-offs since the loss of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.” That’s more than 10 species every day.
m1map TIL that Henry Hill, whose life was the basis for the movie Goodfellas, was kicked out of the witness protection program in the 1990s and lived until he was 69
NWoJ TIL wearing sunglasses makes you more susceptible to becoming sunburned. Sunlight stimulates the optic nerve and warns the pituitary glad. This results in the release melanocyte stimulating protein in an attempt to prevent burns