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TIL that the Western black rhino is officially extinct.

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w6wE TIL A Seattle businessman founded a sperm bank in 1980 which accepted sperm only from Nobel laureates or ‘accomplished men.’ The intent was to create genetically superior children. Of the 218 children born under the program many are reportedly geniuses at various disciplines.
LkLlr TIL the same author (Daniel P. Mannix) is responsible for the source material of the films "Gladiator" and "The Fox & The Hound".
Wk7bo TIL The invention of cultured pearls largely destroyed the economy of Kuwait due to the reliance on pearl diving.
D1opr TIL: It's hard to find deodorants in Korea because most Koreans lack the gene that cause body oder.
R5Vk8 TIL: Canadian JW Boucher served in the American Civil War and World War 1