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TIL we get more starlight during the day than at night

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Q8dE TIL: Lions with black manes are alpha males. A dark-maned lion’s testosterone levels are higher than the levels in other males, his cubs are more likely to survive, and he is more likely to recover from wounds. Lionesses prefer a dark-maned mate.
9yJD TIL that there are over 5.5 million vending machines in Japan that turn over almost 7 trillion yen annually
VMm0D TIL: That having Red hair and Blue eyes is the rarest color combination in humans. Less than 2 percent have red hair and around 17 percent of people have blue eyes. Blue eyes and Red hair? 0.17 percent chance.
DWmJ TIL there is a man who has been walking around the world since 1998. He is currently in Russia.
Y78v TIL You could buy an Electric Car with the same 100 mile range as a brand new Nissan Leaf over 100 years ago!