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TIL rats experience feelings of regret like humans

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loQBN TIL that a comedian/magician Tommy Cooper died live on television in front of millions of viewers. The audience was laughing while he was having the heart attack - thinking it was part of his performance.
6EAZZ TIL that the term "Third World" does not refer to poor countries, but rather countries that did not align with either the West (the "First World") or the Soviet Union (the "Second World") during the Cold War. This includes wealthy nations like Switzerland.
wLRRJ TIL In French Polynesia, there are two islands separated by a bridge called Huahine Nui and Huahine Iti. This roughly translates to "Big Vagina" and "Little Vagina".
b6MYQ TIL that California currently has over 500+ active fault lines, San Andreas being one of them.
x66K1 TIL about Charles Wicksteed who invented the modern-day slide and swing in the 1920's, installing them at Wicksteed Park in Kettering, Northamptonshire