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TIL Cross River gorillas are the rarest of all great apes and were unknown to scientists until the early 20th century. They were forgotten, then “rediscovered” after scientists had believed the gorillas had become extinct

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ep69L TIL The Gospel of Judas, discovered in 2007, is one of many of "non-canonical" gospels from the same periods as the 4 canon gospels, and are, in some cases, arbitraliy excluded: Marcion, Judas, Mani, Apelles, & Bardesanes, etc. Some paint Jesus's teachings as more dharmic.
yy4l TIL The human foreskin uniquely contains hormone receptors whose purpose is not yet fully understood but may directly influence the androgen-mediated growth of the penis during puberty
5eyp TIL that in the movie ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, most of the bruises seen on Rooney Mara’s body when she takes a shower are real; the physicality of shooting the rape scene the day before resulted in countless bruises on the actresses wrists, neck and torso
jNDrX TIL that polar bears and grizzly bears can have babies and they are called pizzly bears!
4G9R TIL that 65-85% of all white cats born with two blue eyes are deaf, and if a cat is born with just one blue eye, only the hearing on that side is impaired.