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TIL Italian firearms manufacturer Beretta has supplied weapons in every major European war since 1650.

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v14yj TIL that due to poaching, female African elephants are evolving tuskless; about 1/3 of females in a Mozambique Nat'l Park were born tuskless with males evolving smaller tusks. They use tusks to compete for mating, dig for water and topple trees for food which in turn creates habitats and water holes
4Xrg6 TIL real-life Zombies exists in nature. One example is Zombie Ants, insects infected with a fungal parasite that controls their body and mind, making them crawl up plants where they stay put. When they die, their infectious fungal spores rain down on other ants below, spreading the contagion.
P1eYE TIL Polar Bear skin is actually Black and it’s Hair is made of Keratin protein.
5Gg9 TIL Helium is a non-renewable resource, the US used to stockpile it, and we may run out eventually
n1Xb TIL that a meta analysis of economic data found that Immigration does not actually largely impact wages.