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TIL young chimpanzees have better numerical memory than adult humans

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DQ7g TIL the religious head of the Islamic Center of France, during WWII, helped more than 1000 Jews by providing them fake IDs
OGXjg TIL in the 1978 world chess championship there was accusations of a hypnotherapist being used to rig the game; so 2 Ananda Marga yoga specialists convicted of murder were hired to counter-act him.
JYp6l TIL that the children's group 'The Wiggles' developed their signature "wiggles fingers" so that in photos with children, people would always know where there hands are.
X0DG6 TIL One day before the end of WW2, the German Cruise Liner, SS Cap Arcona was attacked and sunk by the RAF. The ship was used to hold concentration camp prisoners and 5000 were killed. Swedish intelligence had passed this information to the allies but it wasn't forwarded to the RAF.
W7ZmA TIL that Québec bans dessert-like cannabis edibles because of their potential appeal to minors. The provincially-run dispensaries sell edibles like mini-sausages, ramen, nuts, and poutine sauce.