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TIL: Koshik, an elephant in a South Korean zoo, learned to imitate human speech by sticking its trunk in its mouth

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4EEN TIL that human intelligence is a form of sexual ornamentation, like a Peacock’s feathers or a Deer’s antlers
b9jk0 TIL about the Italian town of Negrar and its coat of arms depicting a black man
9wboG TIL John Barker Church, brother in law of Alexander Hamilton via Angelica Schuyler, in 1799 had a duel with Aaron Burr. They both missed and Church Apologized.
a8eao TIL about Friedrich Gulda, Austrian pianist, who falsely announced his death in 1999 to create publicity for a following "resurrection concert". He then died in 2000.
DwKj TIL there was a British magician named Jasper Maskelyne who joined the the fight in WW2. He used his illusions to fool the German army.