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TIL that gorillas and other primates build nests. They construct nests for day and night use. Day nests tend to be simple aggregations of branches and leaves on the ground, while night nests are more elaborate constructions usually on the ground but sometimes on trees too.

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6EBQW TIL Dr. Jay Neitz cured color blindness in Red-Green Color Blind (dichromatic) Squirrel Monkeys using gene therapy. The monkeys were given a shot which enabled them to distinguish red or green. After successful trials with the monkeys Dr. Neitz awaits NIH/ORDA/FDA approval for human trials.
yVn7v TIL that Paul McCartney punched Eddie Vedder in the face.
DZ7j TIL that in 2014, while live-on air at the College of Charlestown, Jim Cantore was charged at by a student. Cantore noticed the charge, and kneed the attacker in the groin. Cantore did not break his concentration and continued the report unperturbed.
Z8AgR TIL during the 1938 Berlin Olympics, two Japanese pole vaulters who tied for second place refused to participate in a tie-breaker. Upon returning to Japan, they cut their medals in half and fused them to one another so each athlete ended up with a half-silver, half-bronze medal.
wooQ1 TIL The Yamnaya steppe horse culture of the Black and Caspian sea regions was a major driver of migrations into western Europe about 4,500 years ago. This migratory surge is now regarded as the most likely source of the vast family of Indo-European languages, spoken by half the world today.