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TIL the number one cause of death the North Atlantic blue whale is collision with ship

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woKZ1 Today I learned: The Capuchin Monkey is the most intelligent of the American Monkeys.
Wlo8 TIL that Everest has what is called the “Graveyard in the Clouds” which is from hikers dying that haven’t been found or are unable to be recovered, but from time to time their bodies reappear after a glacier move or avalanche.
rRklM TIL One of the hardest parts of SAS selection is that unlike other areas of the military where you're ordered to do something, here you're simply asked politely, to prove your self-motivation - which most potential recruits can't handle
6EOGw TIL that air conditioning caused various shifts in demography, notably that of the USA starting from the 1970s. Until 1970, the birth rate in the spring was lower than during the other seasons, but the introduction of air conditioning leveled out this difference at the end of the 20th century
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