› added 1 year ago

172

TIL: the population of mountain gorillas currently is a little less than 1000.

Read more gorillaugandasafaris.com

via reddit.com

VBYj0 TIL that the demiurge of Gnosticism originally came from Plato’s dialogue timaeus. the demiurge of timaeus is depicted as a benevolent figure who shaped the universe whereas the Demiurge of Gnosticism is depicted as an evil or ignorant figure who created the material universe.
j6doM TIL about XT11, a severely disabled infant chimpanzee that exhibited Down syndrome-like symptoms and other congenital birth defects. Her mother and sister took care of her anyway and her social group did not reject her. She survived in the wild for 23 months.
4XDrJ TIL of the fraternal birth order effect, which indicates that for every older male brother a man has, their odds of being attracted to the same sex increases by a third.
VMX54 TIL A dog named Jim was praised in an early 1900s postcard. "Ever ready to stand guard over the wagon, never willing to ride while the team is in motion; Jim is indeed a great dog."
XEJg6 TIL there is a secret, invite only, club inside Disneyland called Club 33