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TIL young chimpanzees have better numerical memory than adult humans

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QXg6 TIL the Grateful Dead provided funding for the Lithuanian national basketball team for the 1992 Olympics since the squad could not afford to participate. They wore tie-died jerseys during games and donned full Dead regalia during the medal ceremony for winning 3rd place.
XE6PQ TIL that alone among Nazi-occupied nations, Albania's Jewish population actually increased during the Holocaust. The mostly Muslim population sheltered Jews from around Europe, and only five Jews were killed in Albania during the two years of Nazi rule
kOaj5 TIL that the 'super-banana,' a genetically modified fruit from Australia that contains increased levels of vitamin A, could help prevent thousands of Ugandan children from going blind and dying from Vitamin A deficiencies
jZWE TIL there is a satalite time capsule that will be launched in 2014 and orbit the Earth for 50,000 years. Every person on Earth is invited to leave a message in the capsule via its website
kO1NB TIL that schizophrenic programmer Terry Davis designed a 64-bit operating system that he believes communicates with God.