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TIL that the killer in the first modern detective novel was an orangutan

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8KoP TIL that in Israel there is something called the “Jewish Internet Defense Force”, a government run propagandist movement that hires Israeli students, puts them in front of a computer googling to find anything that criticises Israel and had them try to remove it or claim it is a lie…
nenYo TIL Violent games can lower stress and make you less violent (as long as you're having fun)
EXbw TIL people in Japan are chronically lonely and about 70 people a day commit suicide mainly due to this but they seem to do little to prevent being lonely. Currently in Osaka if someone wants a free hug.
0gDp TIL There is an island in Madagascar where 90% of the animals are undiscovered because the large, sharp limestone rocks block anyone from coming through
Wgn4 TIL a man called Silvio Gesell once created ‘free money’ that depreciated over time. This money brought a german town out of an economic slump and eventually became accepted by banks.