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TIL that a research has shown that chickens prefer beautiful humans

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wonM7 TIL about Genie, a feral child who was tied up in her father's bathroom for most of her childhood and never developed the ability to speak. Despite massive advances in Genie's social skills and non-verbal communication - Genie never learned how to acquire language after her rescue.
LdMr TIL The Chinese title for the film Pretty Woman is “I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money”
YM9x TIL China is building MASSIVE cities just to keep builders busy and generate growth. The result are ghost metropolis.
rR9VM TIL Bill Darden (the founder of Red Lobster) opened his first restaurant, a luncheonette called The Green Frog in Wayward, Georgia at 19 in 1938. He refused to segregate customers by race. Segregation was a state law in 30’s Georgia.
nknP TIL Rocket Raccoon’s creator lives in an assisted living facility following a traumatic brain injury in 1992. But you can donate to his cause