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TIL that alpacas hum, especially when young. They hum to signal distress, but also when they're curious or happy.

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7rM7M til of Francis Noel Baker. the only man to win both an Olympic medal and a Nobel prize. he won a silver in the 1500m in the 1920 Olympics and the Nobel peace prize in 1959.
woLGP TIL The leader of the UK government is known as the prime minister. This was originally a term of abuse rather than a job title.
7rp0Z TIL Chuck E. Cheese has a pretty depressing origin story: he grew up an orphan not knowing his own birthday hence why he celebrates everyone else’s birthday all the time
M7JGm TIL In the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, deep within its dense rainforests, a remarkable discovery was made in 2012 that captured the attention of scientists and nature enthusiasts alike. A new species of monkey, known as the Lesula (Cercopithecus lomamiensis)
pQN TIL that there was once a 2.5 m (8 feet) tall, flightless, carnivorous bird in Australia that has been given the nickname “the demon duck of doom”.