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TIL Ice Age is any geologic period during which thick ice sheets cover vast areas of land.

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4kE4b TIL Basketball was invented in the US by a PE coach, James Naismith, who was trying to come up with a sport with less injuries and body contact
QJNP6 The genders are more alike than they are different, with one notable exception.
9rx6 TIL that cats are not nocturnal. They are actually crepuscular, which means they are most active around twilight and dawn.
9Y6xD TIL that the Eiffel Tower was originally supposed to be in Barcelona but the city thought it would look like an eyesore so Gustave Eiffel was forced to repitch the project elsewhere.
1b8r TIL After mature male bull elephants are sent off to fend for themselves they do not become lone wanderers detached from any community. The males travel together, drink together and form friendships that, like human relationships, may change with the seasons or last a lifetime.