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MeWo0 TIL that a 2019 study found human empathy towards other animal species decreased in line with the amount of time since our evolutionary paths diverged
0d4x1 TIL about bird-hipped and lizard-hipped Dinosaurs. And that birds are descended from lizard-hipped Dinosaurs
oRpNA TIL an indigenous man, whose family lived in Hong Kong before 1898, gets free land from government to build his home.
VMXw0 TIL that it takes roughly 150 flowers to yield 1 gram (0.035 oz) of dry saffron threads.
OGNbR TIL that the Olympic Games weren't the only athletic competition held in ancient Greece. Three other contests—the Pythian Games, the Nemean Games and the Isthmian Games—were also held. Together, these four competitions were known as the Panhellenic Games.