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CARTOON 06-18-2021

The bonobo likely got its name as the result of a misspelling on a shipping crate that should have been "Bolobo," a town where the animals had been spotted.

John Graziano — June 18, 2021

1. In 1528, King Henry VIII developed such an intense fear of a disease called the "sweating sickness" that he spent an entire summer sleeping in a different bed every night. 2. The bonobo likely got its name as the result of a misspelling on a shipping crate that should have been "Bolobo," a town where the animals had been spotted. 3. In April 2021, police discovered what is believed to be the mummified corpse of Amy Carlson, a religious leader of the "Love Has Won" cult, in a home in Moffat, Colorado, wrapped in a sleeping bag and decorated with Christmas lights.

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