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TIL Elephants think humans are cute. Their brain reacts in a similar way ours do when we see a cute puppy.

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GYvv5 TIL the rhinoceros viper is found in the forests of West and Central Africa. This colorful and nocturnal viper is considered to be one of the most venomous snakes in Africa, producing both a neurotoxic as well as hemotoxic venom, although very few cases of human envenomation have ever been reported.
Jy6Q TIL that Egyptian Pharaohs were once required to masturbate into the Nile to keep its flow cycle stable.
e0yYE TIL The Mayan empire was wiped out more than 1000 years ago by major, lengthy drought
yQeap TIL of Planned obsolescence, the practice of making a product obsolete thru various means, such as HP who designed certain inkjet printers and cartridges to shut down on an undisclosed expiration date which prevented consumers from using the ink that remained in the expired cartridge
KOKMG TIL that in 1970, Bill Murray worked part-time at a Little Caesars and was so poor he would eat raw pizza dough when no one was looking.