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TIL dogs get jealous just like humans

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Z8a5D TIL about Ching Shih, a Chinese prostitute who married a pirate & took over his fleet when he died. She was so successful, the Chinese sent an armada to stop her. She captured 63 of their ships. After 2 yrs of fighting they offered her amnesty. She kept all her $, ran brothels & casinos & died at 69
QKbe TIL George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is in the public domain in Canada, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, and Oman
XdxP TIL Humans did not evolve from either of the living species of chimpanzees. Humans and chimpanzees did, however, evolve from a common ancestor. The two modern species (common chimpanzees and bonobos) are humans’ closest living relatives.
yrbV TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to star in Terminator 3 because James Cameron wasn’t directing. Cameron told Schwarzenegger to just do the film and ask for “nothing less than $30 million.”
E15gd TIL Morgan Freeman converted his 124-acre ranch into a giant sanctuary to protect honey bees