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jgRE TIL the Azara’s owl monkey is an “unusually faithful” species. Through 18 years of research and testing, they have been found to be both socially monogamous as well as genetically. 35 offspring born to 17 pairs showed zero cheating for both sexes!
j6Amn TIL about Erich Hartmann, a German WW2 fighter pilot who is credited with 352 official kills, the highest scoring fighter pilot of all time.
kQ41 TIL Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) Persian soldiers used cats as shields as Egyptian religion forbade harm towards cats.
R7jx8 TIL In 2016, exclusively to India, Indian arm of South Korea's LG Electronics Inc started selling a TV that would repel mosquitoes. It uses ultrasonic waves that are silent to humans but cause mosquitoes to fly away.
p8ANN TIL about nine out of ten Lincoln Town Car buyers were over the age of 65.