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TIL that the Chinese civil service has existed in some form for well over 2000 years starting in the Qin dynasty

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xVv5 TIL that a psychologist attempted to raise a chimpanzee named Lucy as a human being. One day, he walked into her room and was shocked to find her masturbating to a copy of Playgirl.
v1Mor TIL as of 2019 the recommended prefix for 10^27 is "ronna" and for 10^30 is "quecca".
9B4D TIL Freddie Mercury snuck Princess Diana into a gay bar in South London. The Princess was disguised as a man and went unnoticed the whole time.
G69j TIL Medical Errors Are No. 3 Cause Of U.S Deaths
D1ZWv TIL Al Capone was one of the first civilians to receive penicillin for treatment. However, it was already too late to cure his syphilis by that time.