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TIL While common among humans, facial expressions of anger and aggression are rare in great apes, and are not described for gorillas and orangutans

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j6M6M TIL the falling out between Rudolf and Adi Dassler which led to the creation of Adidas and Puma, took place during a 1943 Allied bombing attack when Adi said "here are the bloody bastards again" referring to the Allied war planes, but Rudolf was convinced Adi meant him and his family
loNj7 TIL about Liquid Democracy, where voters can voting directly themselves or vest their vote in a delegate... meaning no more corporate-sponsored politicians.
D66r TIL table beer was served in Belgian schools until the 1980s. It has been proposed to re-introduce this low alcohol beer (via http://ift.tt/2w7Pmvg
dD0kK TIL Surgeons who play video games at least 3 hours a week perform 27% faster and make 37% fewer errors performing laparoscopic surgery.
9Yx5p TIL farmers only need to leave a door open for five minutes for the farm to qualify as "free-range". Apart from the "open door", no other criteria for environmental quality, number of birds, or space per bird, are defined.