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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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W4LX TIL of Genie Wiley who was kept as socially isolated as possible by her father for the first 13 years of her life. She was studied extensively after her release, helping further psychological and linguistic science.
GY964 TIL Not a Single Person Has Been Hurt Or Killed While Under The Witness Protection Program.
4kEAJ TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus.
9YJ7G TIL there is a fear of cartoon characters, and it has a name: Kyrofelonoshophobia
Vvop TIL Roy Orbison wore sunglasses when performing simply because he had left his eyeglasses on an airplane. This forced him to to wear his prescription sunglasses on stage, and he found he preferred it.