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TIL Chuck E. Cheese's full name is Charles Entertainment Cheese

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neWgY TIL that early humans hunted animals by chasing them to exhaustion. "Persistence hunting" takes advantage of humans' two legs and ability to sweat, which makes us stronger distance runners than prey.
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