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TIL: Study reveals fascinating co - evolution of large brains and dexterous hands in primates. Using Bayesian methods on 95 species, it shows long thumbs (for precision grasping) link to bigger brains across the order.

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P8MJ TIL There is a whole subculture dedicated to finding “Hidden Mickey Mouse” images in all things Disney
Eggg7 TIL that: In Medieval times, "Cockaigne" was an imaginary utopia for peasants where the sky rains cheese, and laziness was treasured above all else. It was meant to be a better place than the alcohol-free Christian heaven which only had fruit.
Eg0Q0 TIL in 2011, a man died as a result of inserting his penis in a bottle. Apparently, this was the first case of death related to penile strangulation ever recorded.
Ge1E TIL of Violet Jessop, a ship nurse. She served on each of the three ‘sisters’ Titanic, Britannic and Olympic. While she was on board, the Olympic collided with a war ship and nearly sank, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank, the Britannic hit an underwater mine and sank. Violet survived all three.
wo5n8 TIL that on the landing of the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, the ICAO organization that gives code letters for airports issued its first non-Earth code: JZRO.