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

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VM0bp TIL that museum conservators do not wear white gloves when handling rare books or artwork. The only reason you see it on TV is because they get sick of people complaining that they aren't wearing gloves.
loeEG TIL that it was actually indians who based on historical evidence first invented and used dreadlocks and brought it to the caribbean and introduced it to black people.
OoYR TIL: If you have a problem with coyotes or wild dogs on your farm you can solve your problem and protect your pasture by adding a “Guard Donkey”.
P1WAZ TIL about KLM airline deciding the best way to handle a consignment of ground squirrels with incorrect import paperwork was to throw them alive into a shredder they had ready for just such an eventuality
wlnW TIL that the Philippines has a rebel Islamic group named MILF.