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TIL that Josef Stalin tried to breed ape-men, with human females and male apes

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9Ym6B TIL A mother whose daughter was having brain surgery, called the Mister Rogers Neighborhood studio to ask for a signed photo. After hearing about this, Mr Rogers flew to the hospital to see her. His only request was that there was no press.
WDVX TIL that even if all non-violent drug offenders were released from federal and state prisons the United States would still have the highest incarceration rate in the world
WkN84 TIL that London cab drivers must memorize all 25k of London's streets including every business, restaurant, statue, pub, and landmark on them. Their exam has been called the hardest in the world, and studying for it enlarges cabbies' hippocampuses.
epnB4 TIL about Abul-Abbas. An elephant sent by the caliph Harun al-rashid ibn Muhammad al-Mahdi to the holy Roman emperor Charlemagne as a gift that symbolized the beginning of Abbasid-Carolingian relations. The elephant died in 810 just as charlemagne crossed the rhine.
9w1lp TIL that Sao Paulo has a bigger population than NYC and Mexico City and is #1 in the Americas