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TIL a baby llama is called a cria

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XZxP TIL We are living in a modern mass extinction event. Between 1500 and 2009, 875 animals have officially gone extinct, mainly due to human involvement. Undocumented estimates are much higher.
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N7Wee TIL Michael Collins had spinal fusion surgery in 1968 and was removed from the crew of Apollo 8. It caused a rotation in astronaut assignments that landed him into a prime position on the historic Apollo 11 moon landing
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b9J8N TIL Tycho Brahe, the famed Danish astronomer noted for the accuracy of his observations, had a pet elk who died after consuming too much beer and falling down the stairs. Brahe also lost part of his nose after a sword duel with his third cousin over which of them was the superior mathematician.