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v1rAB TIL Gorillas are vegans – the only lapse is the occasional ant – eating leaves, flowers, shoots and stems. A big male needs to consume 75lb of food a day, so they spend much of their time grazing, with the occasional downtime for naps. Their lives are ‘a picnic party with no beginning and no end’
W7JN TIL an heir to the Jameson whiskey company bought a 10-year old girl in the Congo and gave her to cannibals so he could document how she was prepared and eaten.
e0BYg TIL that Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally casted as the Predator but was fired several reasons, including that he really wanted the Predator to kickbox.
VMlpm TIL King You of Zhou deposed his wife, Shen, for his concubine, Bao Si. To entertain Bao Si, You would light fake war beacons and Bao Si would mock the tricked warlords. Shen's father rebelled and overthrew King You. The rebellion succeeded because no warlords responded to You's war beacons.
p8wZ TIL that since the making of the documentary “Jesus Camp”, one of the pastors from Kids on Fire announced that due to negative reactions to the camp after the film, the camp which was held once a year for three weeks has been discontinued indefinitely and will be replaced by other events.