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TIL When humans and dogs gaze into each other’s eyes both of their brains can excrete oxytocin, the only observed case between two different species

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J1P6k TIL that 92 people have died from snakebites during religious ceremonies.
MexGW TIL owls and crows instinctively hate one another, even if they've had no prior exposure. If crows see an owl out in daylight, they try to kill it.
rRB80 TIL The Blind Boys of Alabama is an American gospel group started in 1939 that is still active today.
4knaa TIL that 7% of the humans who ever lived are alive today.
d089 TIL The alleged mastermind of September 11 Shaikh Mohammed’s two young sons, ages 7 and 9, were kidnapped by the C.I.A and continued to be kept in custody to pressure their father.