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TIL it is hypothesized humans self-domesticated ourselves by systematically killing actual “alpha” males that tried to dominate groups.

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7QPO TIL that being a “cynic” originally meant you thought the purpose of life was to live virtuously in agreement with Nature, rejecting all conventional desires for wealth, power, sex, and fame; living a simple life free from all possessions.
oBbRK TIL around 8,000 years ago, a 25-40m tsunami struck the east coast of the UK due to ice falling into the North Sea from Norway, delivering a devastating, if not final, blow to Doggerland, a dry land connection between them and mainland Europe.
ADryl TIL that 6 years ago this little girl did the cutest dance to Flo Rida’s “Low”
WkJDN TIL 97% of Britain’s wildflower meadows have disappeared since the end of WW2. These meadows supported pollinating insects for food crops, helped mitigate flooding by holding on to rain water, and captured vast amounts of carbon.
QkOE TIL that “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” is called the “Matthew Effect”