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TIL that in a neuroscience study, lab mice tried to revive unconscious cage-mates by grooming them, sniffing, and pulling on their tongues- behaviors resembling first aid.

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wLGR1 TIL of Malchik, a stray dog that made a Moscow train station his home, acting as the resident guard dog. In 2001, a woman fatally wounded Malchik, stabbing him multiple times with a kitchen knife. The woman was arrested and tried. A statue, named "Compassion", was erected in honour of Malchik.
RrG7 TIL that after a girl in his community was killed by a red-light runner, a 74 year old Chinese man spent an entire day hurling bricks at bad drivers. With his neighborhood cheering him on, he smashed over 30 red-light runners’ cars before the police asked him to stop.
7rAe7 TIL that it took the creator of the Rubik's cube, Erno Rubik, one month to solve the Rubik's cube after he created it. The current world record is 4.22 seconds.
ANlMw TIL "pipe down" and "pipe up" have completely different origins. The former is a nautical term while the latter is a musical term
QJaaL TIL the popular combination of WASD keys used in gaming, especially FPS games, was made popular by a gamer named Denish Fong when he won a PC gaming tournament in May of 1997.