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TIL foxes are more closely related to walruses than to cats
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TIL it is unlikely that Jack the Ripper targeted prostitutes. There is no evidence to suggest most of his victims were sex workers. Instead, they are likely to have been targeted because they were asleep when he/she approached them.
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TIL that in the womb, an embryo/fetus grows 250,000 new neurons per minute – a million neurons every 4 minutes – for 9 straight months.
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TIL the Teen Talk Barbie's quip "math class is tough" generated controversy among educators who feared it contributed to negative gender stereotypes. It also inspired The Simpsons episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy."
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TIL that Mel Gibson is a benefactor of the Survivor Mitzvah Project which helps Holocaust survivors around the world around the world.
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TIL that in the Antebellum South, slaves dreaded January 1 -- A.K.A. "Heartbreak Day" -- because New Year's Day was traditionally when debts were settled, resulting in black families being torn apart as slave owners sold or rented slaves out long-term to pay back those they owed money to.