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TIL that hunter-gatherer culture was the norm for 90 percent of human history.

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ne6oG TIL Kaley Cuoco’s Penny did not appear in the original The Big Bang Theory pilot. The first pilot included two female lead characters - Katie, "a street-hardened, tough-as-nails woman with a vulnerable interior" and Gilda, a scientist colleague and friend of the male characters.
aD50 TIL that when fire ants are gathered into a group, they act like a fluid
QNXPk TIL about ICC World Tesst Championship, a cricket tournament in which each season is 2 years long. In this duration, each team must play between 12 to 22 matches against any 6 countries; 3 in their home country and 3 away. The next season begins the same year in which the previous one ends.
Ypvnd TIL an alligator’s sex is determined by the temperature the egg is incubated in and not chromosomes. Eggs incubated at 30 °C (86 °F) or lower produce females; whereas 33 °C (93 °F) or higher produce males.
69B1Z TIL The Steve Wilkos Show is still on the air, and he's hosted almost as many episodes (2,964) as Jerry Springer hosted of his show (3,146)