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TIL Ethiopian Baboons are starting to domesticate wolves

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6Eg5Q TIL not long before his death, Freddie Mercury, confined to his bed, got to see an advance copy of the "Wayne's World" scene with Wayne and Garth headbanging to "Bohemian Rhapsody". He loved it and approved of the song's use in the film. The movie, in part, helped launch Queen's comeback in the USA
AWeg TIL children have been sent to the emergency room after eating too many Flamin’ Hot Cheetos and appearing to have bloody poops. It was just the chemicals turning it red.
grKny TIL that in pre-modern China, poor families adopted girls to make sure their sons will be able to marry in future while other poor families with unwanted girls gave away their daughters.
XmNj TIL female tarantulas live up to 35 years, whereas males usually live less than a year
EgEJP TIL Chinese women in the Ming and Qing dynasties would point out their medical issues on ivory dolls instead of being touched by, or discussing their problem with, a physician.