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TIL there are documented chimpanzee wars

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kOoVm TIL that a species of wasp, Ampulex dementor, is named after the Dementor. This name was chosen to reflect the fact that the wasp uses a toxin to neutralise the neural behaviour of cockroaches and make them docile, as if their souls had been sucked out.
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8dEa TIL that gay marriage is not legal in Germany, and gay couples are not allowed to adopt a child together.
b6Zjp TIL that in 2018 Okayama, Japan bus drivers strike by continuing to run routes and refusing to take anyone’s money.