› added 3 years ago

145

TIL Cooperative breeding (communal raising of the young) in animals is directly linked to a greater chance of altruism (helping someone for no reward).

Read more science.org

via reddit.com

9lmG TIL a man committed to a high-security psychiatric hospital 7 years ago for fabricating a story of large scale money-laundering at a major bank is to have his case reviewed after internal bank documents proving the validity of his claims have been leaked.
XnLk TIL - Actress Toni Collette pretended to have appendicitis at age 11. Her acting was so convincing that doctors performed an appendectomy. Her removed appendix was found to be completely normal.
rRkaW TIL that there is a 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special featuring the main actors from Episode IV. The special has never been rebroadcast or distributed for home video due to its incredibly negative reception.
ZpnaQ TIL that prolonged exposure to artificial lighting at night doesn’t just disrupt sleep, it can slowly desynchronize different organs in your body so they start operating on slightly different “clocks.”
PYy4w TIL: Australia has the world's largest herd of wild camels. the population is estimated to be about 3 million, spread across 37% of the Australian mainland.