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TIL that Charles Darwin went on an expedition as a naturalist to gather evidence that would refute the notion of evolution. Upon his return, he eventually came to conclude the opposite and created the Theory of Evolution.

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6Ayl TIL that there is a species of ant that is totally incapable of caring for their young, or feeding themselves, and thus relies on slave labor from other ants
exAg TIL Russia was founded by swedish vikings.
e0LyJ TIL that Leonardo da Vinci received complaints about his procrastinating from one of the priors while painting The Last Supper. He solved the argument by threatening to use that particular prior as the model for Judas in the fresco. The complaints stopped shortly after he made this remark.
7rdlM TIL The Guardian is so accepting of its nickname Grauniad that they have set up an internet address for that misspelling - it sends you to The Guardian's own page.
Yr6A TIL Cats ‘play’ with their prey to ensure that the prey is weak enough to be killed without endangering the cat.