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TIL that humans weren't the first species to discover agriculture. That honor belongs to multiple species of ants (and termites) who beat us to it by 50-60 million years.

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worJY TIL Millipedes are not insects—they’re more closely related to lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish.
Py8Z TIL JFK’s sister Rosemary Kennedy, was born mentally disabled because during her birth, the doctor was not immediately available and the nurse ordered Rose Kennedy to keep her legs closed, forcing the baby’s head to stay in the birth canal for two hours…resulting in a harmful loss of oxygen.
5YWvr TIL: There is a medical condition called Achromatopsia in which people only see black, white, and shades of gray.
XQJD TIL of Mike Powell’s 1991 world record long jump that still stands today. He broke the previous record that was held for 23 years by 2 inches, leaving his feet and landing a total 29 feet 4 and a quarter inches (8.9m) later.
N78ZP TIL Adolf Hitler had a ‘pet' alligator named Saturn who died only recently in a Russian Zoo