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TIL there is a real, scientific explanation for being too stupid to know you’re stupid

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W706Y TIL A study done by Zoo Atlanta observing panda maternal behavior showed that mothers were found to care differently for males than for females during the early part of development
x6oGo TIL that a guy deliberately infected himself with hookworms in an attempt to treat his allergies and asthma.
DKPP TIL: With exposure times of half a minute, Victorian mothers wanting a portrait of their children had to disguise themselves as chairs, couches and curtains to hold them still.
wLDXM TIL that since the 1970’s, the NYPL’s Theatre on Film and Tape Archive has preserved live theatrical productions of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre productions.
woJAJ TIL that Liberia was founded by U.S. citizens as a colony for freed African American slaves and their free black descendants.