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TIL Female capuchin monkeys throw rocks at male monkeys in order to indicate sexual interest.

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KOVE9 TIL in the event of victory in WWII the Nazis planned to host every Olympic Games that followed in a stadium that would seat 405’000 people
69XrY TIL that during Hammurabi’s reign all debt was cancelled for all citizens, in 1792, 1780, 1771, and 1762 BC.
woNJE TIL about Quantum Chess, where pieces exist in superposition, move unpredictably, and become entangled! It combines chess with quantum mechanics, making strategy more about probabilities. Even Paul Rudd played it vs. Stephen Hawking!
XEwE8 TIL The "Holbrook Holiday" is a creative punishment invented by an Ohio judge. Instead of a standard jail term, he takes a holiday away from the criminal for the next several years by making them report to jail for the holiday
4X1og TIL that if you are being forced to travel to be forced into marriage, if you put a metal spoon in your underwear, Airport Security will help you out!