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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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5VMY9 TIL of Point Nemo- the place in the ocean that is farthest from land, located in the South Pacific Ocean. If you were to fall overboard, the closest human beings to you would be astronauts aboard the International Space Station when it passes overhead
RjZa TIL in 2011 Japan had 442 total homicides. In 2014, on average, there were 490 suicides per week. It is one of the most disproportionate homicide to suicide rates in the world.
wLRjW TIL Colorado researchers have 3D printed miniature Lego-style bone bricks that can heal broken bones. The blocks, which are the size of a flea, help regrowth and can be interlocked like toy bricks. They hope to scale the technology and use it to supply laboratory-made organs for human transplant.
vPKrr TIL that coconut is also a seed
bE10 TIL it is estimated that black bears’ sense of smell is about seven times greater than a bloodhound’s.