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TIL the dingo is the largest mammalian carnivore in Australia

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M7oL8 TIL that there is a better preserved exact copy of the Mona Lisa, made by one of da Vinci's students simultaneously in the same studio as Leonardo. It shows details that are not visible in the Mona Lisa anymore.
XE8yP TIL of Leona Woods, the only woman physicist on the team which built the world's first nuclear reactor as part of the Manhattan Project. She became a mother during the Project but hid her pregnancy as not to miss work. Afterwards as a professor, she authored >200 papers in physics and astrophysics.
5j6P TIL of Dock Ellis, a professional pitcher who threw a no-hitter while high on LSD
j6eQR TIL that foxes in close proximity to each other make a sound similar to chickens clucking.
kJjQ7 TIL: Penguin Poop Powers Antarctic Cloud Formation.