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TIL 900 toddlers shot themselves or someone else between 2015-2022 and at least 1/4 of 3-4 year olds are strong enough to pull a trigger

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MeVOW TIL of the "Monkey Love Experiments" where infant monkeys were housed with two artificial mothers: one, made only of wire, dispensed food, while the other had no food but was made of soft terrycloth. The monkeys spent nearly all of their time clinging to the soft mother despite the lack of food.
mLjp TIL that Jacqueline Kennedy’s pink Chanel suit, which was covered in blood during JFK’s assassination and remains unlaundered, will not be placed on public display until 2103
lo9mA TIL that turkeys can fly up to 60 miles an hour despite their 20 pound heft. They roost high up in the trees at night, but spend most of their time on the ground, causing the misconception that they are incapable of flight at all.
Ookgg TIL during the Revolutionary War the smallpox epidemic threatened the troops of G. Washington so badly he forbade inoculating troops fearing that doing so would make too many sick and leave the army without sufficient strength. Washington himself had been exposed when young making him immune.
NXvA1 TIL that female spotted hyenas have penises that they can pee out of. They also use them to mount other hyenas, both male and female, and to show dominance.