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TIL that in 2017, a Tinder profile was created for Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino describing him as the ‘most eligible bachelor in the world’. His profile started with the line “I’m one of a kind”. He was euthanized on 19 March 2018, after suffering from age-related complications.

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a8JmM TIL Andrew Carnegie became one of the richest Americans in history before donating most of his wealth to charity. However, at his childhood job in the mid-1800s, he earned only $1.20 for 72 working hours. In 2023 dollars, Carnegie earned around $46 per week or 63 cents/hour.
YpenB TIL that Leonard Nimoy was a taxi driver before he got his start on Star Trek, and once gave JFK a cab ride during the 1956 presidential race when Kennedy was a potential Vice president candidate
0w4WN TIL that in 1914 Capt Campbell, a British POW held in Germany, asked permission from Kaiser Wilhelm II to visit his dying mother in England. The Kaiser agreed, on the condition that Campbell return to the camp, which he did - and remained there until the war ended in 1918.
kJLX7 TIL Jaleel White only auditioned for the role of Steve Urkel so he could buy a Sega Genesis
1a1mD TIL A Sperm whale can click at about 236 decibels, making it the loudest animal on Earth. Some researchers believe they can contact each other in the ocean even from opposite sides of the planet. For comparison, a jet engine takeoff registers 150 dB. NASA's Saturn V rocket launch registered 204 dB.