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TIL PETA waged war on Pokemon for virtual animal cruelty.

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vP6Zx TIL that People in Vanuatu use certain plants, called "calendar plants," to indicate changes in the seasons and cues for certain activities such as farming, fishing, and hunting. For example, when Melanthera biflora flowers, local people know that sea turtles are very fat and ready to be hunted.
wLyP8 TIL that in 2010, Sweden removed the statute of limitations for prosecuting murder because the 1986 assassination of their prime minister, Olof Palme, had still not been solved. Though 10,000 people have been questioned, the killer remains unknown to this day.
Vbr4 TIL that in 1979 swedes would call in sick for work, claiming ‘they felt gay’ as a protest on the fact that being gay was still considered an illness.
9YmNp TIL David Bowie didn't have different colored eyes (heterochromia), but different sized pupils (anisocoria).
gMPYb TIL If anyone in a bonobo group, male or female, is feeling stressed, anxious, or irritated, someone will run over and give them a ‘bonobo handshake’ also known as social sexual contact.