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TIL Danone yoghurt is marketed as Dannon in the US because it sounds more American

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JYQbv TIL about Henry Berry Lowrie. Lowrie was born to a mixed-race family during the civil war, and in 1865, saw his family executed for owning weapons. He led a gang of Indians, African-Americans, and white men, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. He disappeared at 27, and was never caught.
5gV9 TIL that females may be attracted towards promiscuous males because that would increase her sons’ future breeding successes, a phenomenon known as the Sexy Son Hypothesis.
pGX8 TIL that UN deems Internet access a basic human right
7r4ep TIL: Due to their thick, muscular tail, Kangaroos cannot walk forward or backward. They can only jump forward.
BrnLx TIL that Captain Marvel was originally portrayed by a man, western actor Tom Tyler