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TIL rats are incredibly compassionate - showing more empathy driven behavior than some humans.

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6vnw TIL mathematician, Per Enflo, solved Problem 153 in the “Scottish Book” in 1972, and was awarded a live goose as promised by Polish mathematician, Stansilaw Mazur, who posed the problem in 1936.
nLEG TIL that in 2001, the island country of Niue issued several pokemon coins and is still the only country in the world that uses images of pokemon on their currency.
woY9Y TIL That in 1913, sickly Japanese Emperor Taisho rolled a prepared speech paper into a tube and stared through it like a telescope instead of reading that speech to parliament.
MebRV TIL that despite having a weight of 1100 pounds, an adult colossal squid only needs to consume about 30 grams of prey per day, due to an extremely slow metabolism.
KQLa TIL that Justin Bieber’s mother, Pattie Mallette, was a thief and drug dealer, before she tried to kill herself by throwing herself in front of a truck. She survived, but was admitted into a mental institution. After her release she fell pregnant and gave birth to Justin - all before she was 18.