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TIL that chimpanzees are thought to use the plant Aspilia as herbal medicine.

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6M8Q TIL that during the first moon landing, the average age in the mission control room was 28.
j6Pmj TIL that the Royal Hospital Chelsea derives its name from the archaic meaning of hospital, which is a place of hospitality and rest, and is an almshouse (charitable housing) for British Army veterans rather than a medical facility
MemWm TIL that there is a hispanic national anthem called Nuestro Himno, which is a remix of the star spangled banner.
ne7gY TIL: FDR is related – by blood or marriage – to a total of eleven presidents: Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Madison, Taylor, William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Van Buren, Grant, and Taft.
YpgoW TIL Mark Hamill voiced his criticism on director/writer Rian Johnson’s treatment of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, saying, “I fundamentally disagree with virtually everything you’ve decided about my character”. He later apologized for “voicing my doubts & insecurities in public”.