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TIL for every elephant born in captivity two elephants die.

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Z8pxo TIL Don Henley called paramedics to his home on November 21, 1980, where a 16-year-old girl was found naked and claiming she had overdosed on quaaludes and cocaine. Henley got away with only a contributing to the delinquency of a minor charge and a $2,500 fine.
16Wv7 TIL that "Van Der Beek" translates to "From the creek" in Dutch. James Van Der Beek starred in "Dawson's Creek" in the late 90s and early oughts.
yQmWl TIL that the AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas changes the gender signs on bathrooms based on the gender makeup of a crowd. This allows them to provide more female or male bathrooms depending on the event. It also prevents long lines for bathrooms.
a8gdN TIL that 30-50% people actually have an internal monologue, and that this concept is not made up by movies and cartoons
jOdR TIL the ‘Secret’ Coca-Cola component (flavoring 7X) was leaked in 2011. The ingredients are a mix of herb, spices, and fruits from oils of orange, lemon, nutmeg, cinnamon, coriander, and neroli. This gave the medicinal claims Coca-Cola had about alleviating headaches.