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TIL 2% of people have a defective ABCC11 gene, aka their sweat doesn't smell

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ZpaMa TIL about India's tallest captive elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in the Indian state of Kerala. Thechi stands at 316 cm tall and is the largest captive elephant in India. He is fondly named Ekachatradhipathi (The Only Emperor) by his fans.
oRW0K TIL: The number of US Representatives used to increase every 10 years. The last increase was in 1910 to 435 representatives. There would be over 1000 representatives today if the increase continued
awjX9 TIL that lions are a species that mate very often through the course of four days, resulting in an average of 50 copulations per day.
NXxr1 TIL the father of Stephen Paddock, the deadliest mass shooter in US history, was a bank robber who was on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list from 1969 to 1977.
b1Qp TIL Papa John sold his car 1983 to start up his pizza company. He later located and bought the car back in 2009.