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TIL African wild dogs vote on pack decisions, like when to hunt, by sneezing. They do this after making a camp for greeting ceremonies called “social rallies”.

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VMJAB TIL Beverly Hills High School had oil wells right on campus that closed in 2017, but had previously generated royalties of up to $300k a year for the school
PYYln TIL the "o" in o'clock stands for "of the" for example "four of the clock"
wLmmJ TIL The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helped save the lives of 122 million children since 1990.
NXEm1 TIL surrogacy is illegal in China, Quebec, Turkey, and most of Western Europe
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