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TIL about Britches, an infant monkey who was taken from his mother shortly after birth and had his eyes sewn shut, so researchers could study his blindness. He was broken out by animal rights activists.

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KYEJQ TIL that the phrase “no animals were harmed in the making of this movie” is not necessary accurate.
g744 TIL the head of Detroit public schools graduated from high school with a 1.98 GPA, and took fifteen years to finish college.
pB0Q TIL Alec Baldwin and Ringo Starr did most of the voices for Thomas the Tank Engine
ZYZB TIL that the ‘50% of marriages end in divorce’ claim is a myth; the overall rate has never exceeded 41%, has been declining from that high since the 1980s, and the divorce rate for college graduates is probably under 25%
VBdGm TIL that an edited picture of King Yoda next to King Faisal in a historic photo slipped past the Saudi ministry of Education into an official social studies textbook.