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TIL NBC was forced to buy hornymanatee.com after Conan O'Brien said the website on his show.

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e0rj4 TIL about Marmotini, or the Marmot tribe of squirrels, which include the American Groundhog, Chipmunks, Susliks, and the Prairie Dog.
epR06 TIL that people in West Virginia have the same life expectancy as North Koreans
xVjNk TIL that anyone residing in Portugal is presumed a consenting organ donor unless the contrary is manifested by obtaining a legal document that states the person does not want to be considered for donation upon their death.
gMxQ4 TIL Lunchables were created over 30 years ago because bologna was losing popularity. Their goal was to “dream up something that was livelier than sliced, sandwich-ready meat sealed in plastic.”
XBrk TIL because so many Russian men have died at war since WW2, the gender ratio in Russia is currently 86.8 men per 100 women, compared to 98.3 men for per women in the U.S. and 101.8 men per 100 women worldwide.