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TIL that contrary to popular belief, Wabbit's Billie Sue was the first female video game protagonist in 1982, way before Metroid's Samus Aran in 1986.

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RnK8 TIL that the Greater Honeyguide, a bird from sub-Saharan Africa, leads humans to bee colonies and, after we take the honey, feeds on the larvae and beeswax. It seems to only use humans and likely evolved this behaviour with early men. Honeyguides may be mankind’s oldest buds, even before dogs.
6Z07 TIL While viewing porn, men tend to focus on a woman’s eyes and lips over breasts or genitals. Researchers speculate that men look at women’s faces to determine how “turned on” the woman is.
QeJ6 TIL that a Colorado man once converted his bulldozer into a tank and nearly destroyed his entire town include town hall and the mayor’s house.
5wrr TIL Mozart composed the overture to his opera “Don Giovanni” the morning of the premiere
kJY0W TIL Parental incarceration is associated with numerous health problems in young adulthood, including depression, PTSD, anxiety, and various others