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TIL that a 2019 study found human empathy towards other animal species decreased in line with the amount of time since our evolutionary paths diverged

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11EP TIL that in 1987, FBI agent Robert Hanssen was tasked by his superiors to find a mole within the agency after the FBI’s moles in the KGB were caught. In reality, he was the mole, working with the KGB since 1979.
dD958 TIL that during Covid, Indonesia locked those refusing to follow quarantine in "haunted" houses.
M7LWB TIL that all Medal of Honour recipients receive a special license plate (state dependant) to display on their vehicle.
NXW8 TIL that pornstar Lisa Sparks holds the world record for having sex with the most partners in one day, which she achieved by copulating with 919 men on October 16th, 2004.
E19Dd TIL that screenwriter David Goyer once fought against the idea of a Batman vs. Superman movie saying: "Batman Vs. Superman - Where You Go When You've Exhausted All Possibilities." A decade later he ended up writing Batman V. Superman.