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TIL that in Churchill, Canada, locals keep their car doors unlocked in order to provide other residents a quick escape, should they encounter a polar bear

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b1kj TIL that President Andrew Jackson’s pet parrot started yelling obscenities during the former president’s own funeral and had to be removed.
bKW7 TIL The richest 8 people have more wealth than half of the world’s population.
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Q8dE TIL: Lions with black manes are alpha males. A dark-maned lion’s testosterone levels are higher than the levels in other males, his cubs are more likely to survive, and he is more likely to recover from wounds. Lionesses prefer a dark-maned mate.
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