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TIL The Leaning Tower of Pisa is slowly straightening out

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8JGK TIL Koko, the sign language fluent gorilla, likes seeing human nipples. There have allegedly been lawsuits filed against Koko’s trainer, Francine Patterson, by caregivers who have felt pressured to show Koko their nipples against their will.
g887 TIL that when African-American former slave Jordan Anderson was asked to come back and work for his old master, he replied with a deadpan letter asking for 52 years’ back pay as proof of good faith.
Bggbr TIL venomous injuries largely from contact with hornets, wasps and bees resulted in an average of more than 56 fatalities per year in the United States, compared with about one per year from alligator attacks
oNVr TIL A University of Arizona study found 72% of shopping carts contain fecal bacteria and there is more fecal bacteria on a shopping cart handle than in a typical bathroom.
QJZ0a Here it is Elon Musk's favorite job interview question: You're standing on the surface of Earth. You walk one mile south, one mile west, and one mile north. You end up exactly where you started. Where are you?