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TIL Scientists have been communicating with apes via sign language since the 1960s; apes have never asked one question.

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rPNe TIL that the alien language featured in Futurama was completely deciphered by fans only a few hours after the pilot episode finished airing
Y7mkr TIL Coco Chanel tried to screw over her Jewish cofounders, brothers Pierre & Paul during Nazi Occupation of France and tried to seize their stake. The brothers anticipated this & transferred their shares beforehand to a Christian friend, who later gave it back to them after the war.
M7j88 TIL that Apple has a no-villains clause for iPhones. According to director Rian Johnson, anyone who portrays a bad guy using an iPhone in a film will never receive cooperation from the company again.
gMaab TIL the electric chair was intended to be more humane than hanging. But the first in NY in 1890 took 8 minutes and two attempts. Comments included "they would have done better using an axe", and "an awful spectacle, far worse than hanging".
16V5V TIL in 1982, Linn Electronics released the LinnDrum drum machine as a cheaper and more widely produced product than its predecessor, the 1980 Linn LM-1. The LinnDrum then became a staple of ‘80s music, and was used by artists like Prince, MJ, Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, John Carpenter, and more.