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TIL elephants can tell the difference between human languages and know which languages belong to people with a history of hurting elephants.

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GY9Q1 TIL a woman named Akiko Takakura survived the Hiroshima bombing while being only 300m away from the hypocenter
v1VLL TIL a british woman was found dead in her flat with her TV and air conditioning still running. She had been dead for 2 years before her corpse was discovered.
rRlVd TIL that plants don't die from cancer because plant cells can recreate any cell type the plant needs (unlike animal cells) so they replace dead cells & tissues easily. Also mutated plant cells are usually not able to spread to other parts of a plant due to rigid interconnecting cell walls
oBgXW TIL about the Lead-crime Hypothesis: Researchers have found that the elimination of leaded gasoline in the US accounted for up to a 56% drop in violent crime rates between 1992 and 2002.
xVxVw TIL in 1937, upon meeting Hitler, Viscount Halifax thought he was a footman and handed him his coat upon arrival. A long and barbed meeting with the Führer then ensued.