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TIL a seed that was found in 32,000 year old permafrost germinated

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wkRo TIL that between the 14th and 17th century, Europe was prone to incidents of “Dancing Mania” where up to thousands of people danced erratically for days, weeks, or months. Many collapsed from exhaustion; some died.
OGaBa TIL the oldest known human grave in Africa was a 3 year old child found in Panga ya Saidi cave buried 78,000 years ago.
loaQA TIL of Marcos Rodriguez Pantoja, a man who grew up in the wild amongst wolves from an early age until 19 years old. In 2018 he expressed he was disappointed with humanity and wished to return to the wild
0d15 TIL the Japanese Honey Bee kills its most fearsome predator (the Japanese Giant Hornet) by creating a 500 bee convection oven and cooking single Hornets to death.
XPrX TIL those who respond to things negatively are judged as more intelligent than those who respond positively. As one researcher summarized it, “Only pessimism sounds profound. Optimism sounds superficial.”