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TIL - Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago

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nWKD7 TIL that under New York City, on the lower concourse of Grand Central Station, there’s a windowless, 440-seat oyster and seafood bar that has been serving customers since the terminal’s opening in 1913. Except for brief closures for a fire in 1997 and COVID-19 it has operated continuously.
4QdR TIL Dolphins deliberately chew on pufferfish to get high
1QaW TIL there is a currently ongoing cartoon sequel to Mr Roger’s Neighborhood with a cartoon tiger that lives in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. He befriends the children of the puppets from the original show.
gMmK7 TIL: Jon Brower Minnoch was an American man who, at his peak weight, was the heaviest human being ever recorded, weighing 1,400 lb (635 kilograms; 100 stone). This additionally makes him the largest known primate ever to have lived, exceeding the upper estimated size of Gigantopithecus.
wZkM TIL that for decades, the mayor of Hiroshima writes a letter of protest every time a nuclear test is conducted, as a plea to end the use of nuclear weapons.