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TIL Aaron Burr was the only Founding Father who believed wholeheartedly in women's rights

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Wpj9 TIL in 2013, Costa Rica announced it would close all its zoos, effective March 2014, and free animals either to the wild or to safe “retirement” shelters. Officials say this is a response to “a change of environmental conscience among Costa Ricans”
LkggP TIL The honeyguide bird is the only known animal that will, untrained and uncoerced, lead humans to honeycombs that would be otherwise difficult for a human to locate without their help. This teamwork benefits the human and honeyguide bird by making finding and eating the honeycomb easier.
KOrgB TIL: Michael Scott from The Office has Histrionic Personality Disorder
dPm7 TIL that Elon Musk was ousted as CEO of PayPal because he insisted on switching from Unix based infrastructure to Windows
pxK4 TIL Microwaving food does not diminish the nutrients. When done right, it’s actually one of the most nutritionally sound methods in food preparation.