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TIL that chickens pass a version of the mirror test, where roosters warn others if they see a predator, but don't warm their own reflection in the mirror.

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wbK8 TIL Some prisoners in China were reportedly forced to play World of Warcraft and other games to gather virtual currency for Prison bosses.
78pW7 TIL In the mid to late 1800s arsenic was used to make green dye in clothing, wallpaper, and drapes. Combined with the mercury that was used in hats, fashion was deadly indeed!
0ZW1 TIL that along with Leo, Johnny Depp has never won an Oscar.
LkALP TIL that it was forbidden for the feet of Aztec rulers to touch the ground. Their courtiers would lay out pieces of clothes for them to step on and they were carried around in litters for ceremonial occasions.