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TIL Chimpanzees and monkeys have entered the Stone Age

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8aEab TIL soldiers in the U.S. military’s psychological warfare department (PSYOPS) used loudspeakers to tempt enemy fighters in Afghanistan into battles they couldn’t win by calling them,”lady men” and “cowardly dogs”.
LQyxP TIL that Uruguay was part of Brazil and became independent in 1825
nW6Ob TIL there is an 800sq mi chunk of land between Egypt and Sudan that is claimed by nobody
9YArm TIL Milton Bradley, of board game fame, was an early advocate for kindergarten in the USA. He produced a line of art supplies that became standard classroom materials, and he published multiple books and newsletters about early childhood education.
Jkn1 TIL: Women were not allowed to wear trousers on the US Senate floor until 1993 when two senators defied the ban. Later that year the rule was amended to allow women to wear trousers.