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TIL Gorillas hum happy songs when they eat. “And if it’s their favourite food, they sing louder.”

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LkEXP TIL that Venus rotates so slowly, you could watch the sunset forever just by walking.
DyAD TIL scientists believe that a large-scale nuclear war would result in what is commonly known as a “nuclear twilight”, a global winter-like climatic event that would potentially last decades or even centuries following the use of nuclear weaponry.
X0XdX TIL about "Squash Hands," a reaction to the hands that can sometimes occur when handling raw Butternut Squash. The squash's skin has an irritant that can cause a tight feeling in the hands, as well as skin peeling.
P1gQn TIL just 2 months after 9/11 an Airbus crashed into a Queens neighborhood, killing all 260 people on board and 5 people on the ground. Despite fears of another terror attack the cause was determined to be pilot error leading to mechanical failure.
jnVR TIL measuring 4086mi^2, the largest salt pan Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is so flat that rain can’t drain, creating the world’s largest natural mirror. It’s also 5x better for satellite calibration than the surface of the ocean, and an elevation measurement accuracy of 0.8 inches