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TIL of the Scunthorpe Problem, which is the unintended blocking of names by internet filters due to profanity included within the name (liebshitz, cockburn, etc)

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OPY1 TIL when Washoe, first chimp to use sign language, was told that her caretaker’s baby had died, she signed “CRY”, touching her cheek and drawing her finger down the path a tear would make on a human (Chimpanzees don’t shed tears)
WbbL TIL it’s illegal to “pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, molest or disturb” a bald eagle in the US
MrpA TIL ancient egyptians used a method of multiplication and division which is completely different to our own, but very similar to that used by computers (video 7:04)
r64w TIL of Bile Bears which are cruelly “milked” for their liver bile regularly, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine. The bears are stored in cages so small that the bears are unable to turn around or stand for up to 30 years. Most bears eventually die from malignant tumours or starvation.
OojW4 TIL a German stranger in a street interview predicted Germany's 7-1 win over Brazil in 2014