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TIL Jane Goodall was first mocked by scientists for her findings and told animals do not have feelings (tell that to dog owners) nor use tools

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5Y0mP TIL In some countries (Czech Republic, Slovakia, and parts of Hungary) there is a traditional Easter Whipping. Men spank women with special handmade whips on Easter Monday. If men arrive at women's houses after 12:00, women throw a bucket of cold water on them.
5Jb9 TIL Lizzie Velásquez was posted on Youtube as ‘World’s Ugliest Woman’ (4 million+ views). She suffers from a rare syndrome and is one of only 3 people in the world who are known to have it. She is now a motivational speaker and published author.
XErwQ TIL of submarine Commander Eugene Fluckey, credited with the most tonnage sunk in WWII, incl. a Carrier and leading men on land to blow up a train. He got 4 Navy Crosses, the Medal of Honor, his boat got several Presidential Unit citations and not one of his men got a Purple Heart.
awdo9 TIL that CNN prepared a doomsday end of the world video to be broadcast by the last surviving employee. It was leaked by a former intern in 2009.
Mey9m TIL Nazis kidnapped “Aryan-looking” children from across Europe and brought them back to Germany for indoctrination.