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TIL of the "Cave bears", a now extinct species who lived predominantly in caves throughout Europe

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Qoba TIL Koko the gorilla has an IQ between 70 and 95, equal to a below-average but high functioning human
BrNOk TIL humans can gain the ability to see ultraviolet light. We simply have a layer in our eyes which filters it out. Individuals who suffered eye damage from disease, injury or surgery have sometimes gained the ability to distinguish ultraviolet light.
619Z TIL 22% to 28% of medical students in Egypt believe that Female Genital Mutilation is acceptable.
AD7Vg TIL that during WWII, the British launched nearly 100,000 weather balloons trailing long metal wires toward occupied Europe, causing power outages when they shorted out power lines and causing at least one German power station to burn down.
e0vXn TIL about Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, who agreed to annul her marriage to Guy de Lusignan to appease the High Court, on the condition that she have free rein to choose her next husband after her coronation. Upon being crowned queen, Sibylla immediately announced that she chose Guy as her husband.