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TIL early humans literally ran their prey to death

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NbVP TIL Volvo decided to release the patent for the three-point seatbelt because they believed the lives it was likely to save was more significant than profit
jNvgE TIL about "The Lion House" in Gorongosa, Mozambique. When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over. Gorongosa became a national park in 1960.
XE98j TIL about Kuchisake-onna, or "Slit-mouthed Woman", who is a vengeful spirit from Japanese folklore that appears as a woman wearing a surgical mask.
9wMZ6 TIL Korea's Gyeongbok Palace’s size is about 60~80% percent of China's Forbidden City but Beijing is about 27 times bigger than Seoul. Almost all the buildings in Gyeongbokgung were destroyed due to Japanese invasion and Korean War, so they were reconstructed later
W6xN TIL that when the human body is deprived of adequate nutrition, testosterone levels drop, but estrogen levels remain constant, causing a hormonal imbalance, creating what we call “man boobs”.