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TIL - That Chimpanzees Make and Use Spears

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gM1d7 TIL "Stagecoach Mary" was the first African-American woman mail carrier in the USA. She worked the route 8 years and never missed a day. She won the contract because she was the fastest applicant to hitch a team of 6 horses (she was 60 years old at the time).
lEj1 TIL HBO passed up “The Walking Dead” because they thought it was too violent. They also passed up “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men”
Z80gY TIL The japanese passport is the strongest passport in the world in terms of travel freedom alongside Singapore and South Korea. Japanese citizens have visa-free or visa on arrival access to 189 countries and territories including the world's four largest economies - China, India, USA and the EU.
ANARa TIL that Coyote Ugly is based on true experiences. IRL, Piper Perabo's character grows up to be the Eat, Pray, Love lady. Depressing.
lo7p7 TIL Written 4500 years ago The Diary of Merer is the oldest papyri ever discovered. It details the daily life of workers who built the Great Pyramid of Giza