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TIL Orangutans make umbrellas to protect themselves from heavy rain

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nWl5W TIL trash bags were only invented in 1950, so there are plenty of people alive who predate them, and who may have grown up without them.
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Yp6bP TIL Sea otters hold hands when they sleep in order to prevent themselves from drifting away. They do this because of a fear of losing their partners and families.
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