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TIL Bali's thieving monkeys can spot high-value items to ransom for more food. Robbing and bartering is an expression of cultural intelligence on the part of the monkeys.

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lvpV TIL the difference in time between when the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Stegosaurus lived is greater than the difference in time between Tyrannosaurus Rex and now
mxrR TIL that in 2000, media mogul Ted Turner donated $35 million to cover UN dues owed by the US, which the Republican controlled US Congress refused to pay.
9wLvQ TIL JFK’s last words were “No, they sure can’t” in response to Nellie Connally, First Lady of Dallas, who remarked “Mr. President, they can’t make you believe now that there are not some in Dallas who love you and appreciate you, can they?”
wLn97 TIL the father of Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes was a Vice President at Enron
ADoa TIL the unnamed hunter who kills Bambi’s mother was named the 20th greatest movie villain by the American Film Institute.