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TIL there has only been one known albino gorilla. His name was Snowflake.

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ZpvPG TIL that Raven is a chimpanzee. It picked stocks by throwing darts and became the 22nd most successful manager in the US. This chimpanzee created its own index called MonkeyDex, which grew by 213% in 1999, outperforming the performance of over 6000 professional brokers on Wall Street.
GAN9G TIL that a "Munro" is any mountain in Scotland with a height of over 3,000 ft, while a "Marilyn" is any hill or mountain in the British Isles with a prominence of over 150 metres.
W188 TIL there are more episodes of Lassie (571) than the Simpsons (552 as of season 25).
ZybQ TIL Hodor from Game of Thrones is a DJ/Producer (X-post /r/Djs)
mPdE TIL that William Whipple freed his slaves when he signed the Declaration of Independance, because he believed that he could not fight for freedom and own slaves.