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Today I Learned Elephants Get Drunk Eating Overripe Fruits

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OGMAa TIL: Because Nintendo could not get the rights to the Popeye cartoon character, they came up with Mario instead.
xV8Gw TIL that in the aftermath of a car crash that had killed 5 people, two similar looking blond girls were mistaken for one another. One girl was buried and mourned, while the other was hospitalised but unable to communicate due to her injuries. Five weeks later, the mistake was realised.
e0vPg TIL If you walk around an aquarium in Japan, it is common for people to say ”Oishi Sou” which translates to “That looks delicious”.
dDa5Z TIL paper money was first used in China, during the Song Dynasty (AD 960-1279)
9wPy7 TIL that most, if not all, uncontacted groups live in voluntary isolation - they are aware of the rest of the world, but choose to not have any contact. This is likely due to fear of diseases novel to them and violent clashes with traffickers and loggers.