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TIL the concept of romantic-sexual kissing was not practiced in the Americas prior to European contact. Anthropologists theorize a link between social complexity and romantic-sexual kissing, and many modern hunter-gatherer societies still do not practice romantic-sexual kissing between partners.

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85mG TIL Killer Whales are the apex predator of the sea. They can kill any other sea creature, including the Great White Shark, with a technique of flipping the shark upside down until it suffocates. Killer whales have minds of their own, high intelligence, and have no competition in the sea.
mx0jE TIL that the "seeds" on Strawberries aren't actually seeds. They are actually a type of dry fruit called achenes.
O4k4 TIL An Islamic cleric permitted a jihadi to have anal sex in oder to widen his anus to fit a suicide bomb
wNDW TIL that 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation and 90% lose their wealth by the third generation.
N7J5Q TIL that Roald Dahl was originally going to write about a giant cherry in James in the Giant Peach, but changed it to a peach because a peach is "prettier, bigger and squishier than a cherry."