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TIL Unlike male chimpanzees, male bonobos do not experience a strong rise in testosterone during puberty

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Z8Z7p TIL an Amish man died at 98 leaving behind 238 great-grandchildren
epRmD TIL: the highest ever recorded heat index ("feels like") temperature was in Dhahran Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2003: 178° F / 81.1° C. The actual temperature was 108° F (42° C) with a dew point of 95° F (35° C)
yQ0KJ TIL Quokka mothers have spare babies in their womb in a suspended state of development as back-up in case tragedy befalls the older joey, such as the mum using it as a decoy to escape a predator
LkNev TIL that there are flying squids. They can travel a distance of 100 feet through the air by launching themselves above the surface with a jet of water and then spreading their fins and tentacles to glide.
P1pAJ TIL Ingmar Bergman and Ingrid Bergman are not husband and wife nor brother and sister nor related at all