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TIL that Barbie has Parents, 8 siblings (2 of which are now discontinued) and chose never to have children

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QJJek TIL that some African Bushmen, when hunting in unfamiliar territory, will capture a baboon and make it thirsty by feeding it salt so that it will lead them to water
6dN7 TIL Hitler wrote a second book after Mein Kampf in 1928. In it he describes why he would go to war in Europe and how he admired US eugenics programs. It was never published because he feared it would hurt already-low Mien Kampf sales.
a8j4L TIL: Genetically engineered glowing red male zebrafish are more attractive to females.
ELRd TIL despite the ongoing Arab Boycott of Israel since 1948, Israel has achieved a higher GDP than all of the participants except for the oil rich Kuwait and Qatar, and the participants stand to lose $30 billion from not trading with Israel by 2020.
Oo0WY TIL that mistletoe kissing originated with fertility rites. The hanging sprig is a very ancient symbol of virility and therefore anybody standing beneath it is signaling that he or she is sexually available.