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TIL Africans are the only modern humans that aren’t part Neanderthal

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b9Roj TIL that the taxonomic name for the endangered western lowland gorilla is Gorilla gorilla gorilla
KrJ4 TIL atheism was banned within the Nazi SS. All SS men were required to list themselves as Protestant, Catholic or “believer in God”.
WeYA TIL - In 1997, nearly five million bits of ironically “ocean themed” Lego fell into the sea when a huge wave hit a container ship. This sprung up collector groups and the most treasured rare item is the black octopus.
XExMj TIL of the Chagossians, an ethnic group who lived on an isolated island chain until they were evicted by the UK so that the US could build a military base.
9rap TIL: headlines that end with a question mark can be answered no: Betteridge’s Law. Any headline with a question mark is usually a BS story.