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TIL Morality predates religions and is exhibited by higher animals.

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NZ7E TIL that because of ‘the wagon-wheel effect,’ under improper lighting, fast-spinning machinery can look like it’s standing still, which is very dangerous
kJGn4 TIL In Canada, pepper spray is illegal. If used on someone and causing serious bodily harm or environmental damage, it can lead to penalties of up to a $500,000 fine and up to 3 years in prison.
JY67B TIL German man Oskar Speck kayaked from Germany to Australia over the period 1932-1939. On his arrival in Australia, shortly after the start of WWII, Speck was interned as an enemy foreigner. He remained in prisoner-of-war camps for the duration of the war, but stayed in the country after the war
6e9X TIL Cumulus cloud weighs as much as 2.2 billion pounds (1 billion kilograms)
VMdnZ TIL of Aditya and Poonam Singh, an Indian couple who have been buying acres of farmland around the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve & letting the forest grow back for the past 20 years.