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TIL Kenya’s national motto is “Harambe”

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PYx5L TIL that traumatic experiences in childhood have long-term health effects on people and have a strong correlation with health issues in adulthood.
KdmJ TIL that an orangutan named Fu Manchu repeatedly escaped from his cage using a key he had created from a piece of wire. He would hide the key throughout the entire day in his mouth, prohibiting his zookeepers from finding it.
6E9Nl TIL 5 LA firefighters assaulted a man unprovoked in 2015, the victim has permanent brain damage while the 5 firefighters are still active today.
d89x7 TIL about Wank Week, a British documentary series dedicated to increasing public awareness and dispelling any taboos surrounding masturbation. A press release even promised that it would reveal "if the only things allowed to be stiff in Britain are upper lips". It was, unsurprisingly, canceled.
p8BOG TIL that Unsolved Mysteries' host Robert Stack was often skeptical of the paranormal stories that the show covered. While recording narration for the show's segments, he would occasionally turn to his producer and exclaim "come on, Raymond!"