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TIL that dolphins can commit suicide

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l7pQr TIL the most prolific serial killer in Norway served 12 years of his 21 year sentence and was released for good behaviour. He has lived as a free man for nearly 30 years.
Z8QrD TIL the Model T cost $825 during its debut in 1909, but due to production efficiency increasing, the price bottomed out to $260 USD in 1925 ($3886 USD in 2021)
groB7 TIL the first German woman with a Chemistry Ph.D. was married to Fritz Haber — a chemist known for supporting nearly half of the world's population's food supply through the synthesis of ammonia from the air and also for being the "father of chemical warfare." The latter would lead to her suicide.
Bgxdd TIL that there is a museum in Iceland devoted to penises. A 95-year-old man donated his penis to it after his death.
WkWl4 TIL the concept of private property was unknown to ancient Hawaiians. Instead they had "ahupua'a", a belief system that connected spirituality into the natural landscape. It emphasized the interrelationship of elements and beings and honored them in the activities of daily and seasonal life.