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TIL In Spotted Hyena clans, it's females who lead the pack.

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D1NEJ TIL Norway leads the world in commercial whaling, hunting hundreds more than Japan per year despite its much smaller population.
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GAZnJ TIL the Battle of Xiangji Temple during the An Lushan rebellion of China had one of the highest casualty counts for any one-day battle. About 130000 soldiers died, despite the battle having occurred in 757 CE.
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pMkG TIL that a children’s entertainer named Soupy Sales once asked the children who watched his show to send him “funny green pieces of paper with pictures of U.S. Presidents” from their parents wallets and purses. He was suspended for two weeks when parents complained.