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TIL Jake Gyllenhaal Is the Godfather of Heath Ledger's daughter

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loG0K TIL Chen Si a Chinese man who has stopped more than 300 people from committing suicide off the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, China.
neWgY TIL that early humans hunted animals by chasing them to exhaustion. "Persistence hunting" takes advantage of humans' two legs and ability to sweat, which makes us stronger distance runners than prey.
WWAB TIL Terry Gilliam’s ‘Trilogy of Imagination,’ (Time Bandits, Brazil and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) are about the “craziness of our awkwardly ordered society and the desire to escape it through whatever means possible” shown through the eyes of a child, a man in his 30’s and an elderly man.
k9W5 TIL scientists have revived 1,500 year old Antarctic moss in a laboratory
naAW TIL that many stereotypic movements in zoo animals, such as pacing, are caused by lack of stimuli, i.e. boredom