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TIL that gorillas eat the peel of bananas

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eJDJ TIL that a woman faked her entire tragedy and the loss of her husband during the 9/11 attacks and became President of the Support Network in New York
dDJgZ TIL that when a formerly Christian person converts to some varieties of Slavic neopaganism, they undergo a formal ceremony called raskrestitsia (de-Christianization) which involves kneeling on twigs, as priests carrying fire walk around them in a circle. At the end, they receive a scoopful of mead.
jNn9N TIL that Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort were related: Tom Riddle's mother--Merope Gaunt--was a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin. Cadmus Peverell was her paternal ancestor. Harry Potter's paternal ancestor was Ignotus Peverell, which makes Voldermort and Harry distantly related.
0d5XL TIL that the demand for Ozempic is so great that it has boosted Denmark's entire economy
kJ4re TIL a volcanic eruption in 1783 in Iceland led to famine across Europe which may have spurred the French Revolution and modern democracy.