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TIL Female capuchin monkeys throw rocks at male capuchin monkeys to indicate sexual interest.

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e0Yy4 TIL in WW2 US tried to weaponize botulinum. Chinese prostitutes would receive capsules to kill Japanese officers who hired them. The plan was tested on donkeys, who survived so it was scrapped. That research led to the creation of Botox It was later discovered donkeys are immune to botulinum toxin.
x65QD TIL the last Tsar of Bulgaria, Simeon II, who was forced to abdicate in 1946 also became Prime Minister in 2001
N7jmP TIL about Aptronyms, which are "people whose names and occupations have a close correspondence", such as Usain Bolt (who bolted) or Lance Bass (who sung bass)
Y7abW TIL that Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong apparently filled out and signed customs forms when returning from the moon in 1969.
XjDQ TIL that John Lasseter, one of the three founding fathers of Pixar, was fired from Disney for trying to create three dimensional cartoon images. Lucasfilm hired him promptly afterwards for being innovative. Disney later bought both Lucasfilms and Pixar for billions of dollars.