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TIL in Germany, having sex with someone who says no repeatedly was legal until 2016. It was only punished as rape if violence was threatened or used, or the victim physically tried to fight off the rapist.

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eXYn TIL The 52-Hertz whale a.k.a. “The World’s Loneliest Whale” has a call that is much higher pitched than that of other whale species. It appears to be the only individual whale emitting a call at this frequency. It has been detected regularly in many locations since the 1980’s.
m1nAx TIL that a crocodile reached 39 feet in length. Sarcosuchus (nicknamed "SuperCroc") had a jaw so powerful that it could crush bone, which the animal used to hunt dinosaurs and other prey much larger than itself. SuperCroc weighed 8 tons, equal to two adult elephants, but went extinct with dinosaurs.
r5od TIL Iran once arrested 14 squirrels for spying
9wD9X TIL of the Arlington Ladies, a volunteer group of women who attend funerals at Arlington National Cemetery so that no soldier, sailor, airman, or coast guardsman is buried alone.
gQM8 TIL Qatar’s 2022 World Cup will take more lives than 9/11 due to horrible working conditions for migrant workers building stadiums and infrastructure.