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TIL a study showed evidence that postmenopausal orcas protect their sons from fighting other orcas, while similar behavior was not observed towards their daughters. Analysis of nearly 7K pics taken over almost 50 yrs, concluded the effect of fewer socially inflicted scars only existed on their sons.

E1er7 TIL: tHiS kInD oF caPiTAliSaTiOn iS cAlLeD aLtERnaTiNg/sTuDLy cApS
gM8py TIL That thanks to the Plague, 10% of Europeans are immune to HIV.
p8p0A TIL the phrase "Long time no see" was originally a "broken English" phrase - the phrase has its origin from either a Native American or Chinese phrase
78djZ TIL two of the loudest people in the world both worked in a classroom
8erQK TIl there is not a single Pakistani prime minister has completed a full term in office