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TIL that despite their massive bodies, gorilla penises are smaller than human (erect length ~ 6 cm)

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VlR4 TIL that Steve Jobs was really unhygienic: he thought that by eating only fruit the need to shower was eliminated, so he stopped showering. When he worked for Atari, his boss assigned him the night shift so that he wouldn’t need to interact with other people.
6E4PY TIL that in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the US unjustly took 73 million acres of tribal land from the Sioux, including the sacred Black Hills. The Supreme Court the US to pay recompense totaling over $1 billion. The Sioux have never taken the money, instead demanding the return of the land.
N1wM TIL that Amish businesses have a 95% success rate at staying open at least five years
wLkKE TIL about rongorongo, a writing system created by the Rapa Nui of Easter Island. No living Rapa Nui understands it and it will likely never be deciphered.
69WA7 TIL: in 2001, an American couple actually got married in a submersible on the bow of Titanic’s wreck in an attempt to echo the famous scene from the film