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TIL there is only one species of warm-blooded fish on Earth - the opah (Lampris guttatus)

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dDred TIL the tallest mountain in Tahiti (Mont Orohena, 2241 metres) is taller than the tallest mountain in Australia (Mount Kosciuszko, 2228 metres). This is despite Tahiti's land area of just 1000 sq km (400 sq miles) compared to Australia's area of 7.6 million sq km (2.9 million sq miles)!
1Og8 TIL that a study revealed that 20% of worker ants in colonies contribute nothing and are considered “Lazy Ants”.
dn58 TIL Michael Jordan was fined $5000 for every game that he wore Air Jordans (as shoes violated NBA league policy). He made an estimated $90 million in 2013, more than any other active or retired athlete, largely from Nike royalties.
wLQb6 TIL of Manto Mavrogenous who was a rich, aristocratic woman from Mykonos, Greece. She equipped, manned, & privateered fleets and armies at her own expense to fight the Ottoman Turks in 1822. When the war was over, she was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General by Greece.
9xXD TIL the Paris Mosque helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs