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TIL the Children's Python is a relatively small python species that lives in Australia. It's named after English zoologist John George Children.

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N79B8 TIL Jane Goodall, who studied and bonded with chimpanzees, appreciating their personalities, minds, emotions, and giving them names early on in her career, said her "favorite animal absolutely is not a primate, it's a dog." It was her dog that taught her not to objective towards chimps.
7r6QZ TIL Haitian Voodoo is a religion based on ancient spirits and Patron Saints. It's not merely animal sacrifices, pinned dolls and 'cult' rituals.
jNyoN TIL Conan O’Brien was his high school’s valedictorian and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard. He majored in American History and was the president of the Harvard Lampoon.
4Oe6 TIL in 1922, a fur trapper named Ben Cochrane was attacked by a pack of wolves in Manitoba. He shot and killed 7 wolves before running out of ammunition. He then beat 4 more to death, before his rifle finally broke in half. (Upper Right)
XEZnQ TIL there's only one known person in the world who can draw perfect mathematical fractals, a skill he acquired after being attacked by muggers who kicked him in the head repeatedly.