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TIL that when howling together, wolves howl at different notes to help create the illusion of there being more wolves than there actually are.

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MeVAB TIL that Michael Phelps has more Summer Olympic gold medals than 80% of countries in history even when taking into account countries that no longer exist.
aMaN TIL the CIA’s own inspector general reported that the Reagan administration thwarted federal investigations into drug crimes.
9D4M TIL the age of consent in Chile is 14, but only for heterosexual sex. Homosexual activity is declared illegal with anyone under 18 years old.
X05Ek Til A man with delusions of being the president had became leader of Estonia. He then went about banning all political parties, illegally postponing elections since the public was “Sick-minded”, while replacing the congress with the chamber of commerce. He would later die in a mental hospital.
loMj5 TIL there’s an official day of kindness in Pennsylvania that honors Mr. Rogers’ favorite number, 143, which stands for the letters in “I love you.“