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TIL that sand tiger shark fetuses kill and eat each other in the womb. Only the strongest survives to be born ‘a metre long and already an experienced killer’

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jr7M TIL that, due to the gender imbalance, by the year 2020, 24 million Chinese men will be unable to find a spouse.
ZXdv TIL a study showed male crickets fought more violently, and upon winning, were more jubilant (like a touchdown dance) when other crickets were in the audience
5YNkr TIL that monkeys are used to pluck coconuts in Thailand
0dERv TIL a radio show in the UK called The Archers has been on the air since 1951, making it the longest-running radio soap opera ever
ab8M TIL the Beatles wrote into their contracts for American concerts that they would not play in front of segregated audiences.