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TIL Johnny Cash was the first radio operator to receive the news of Joseph Stalin’s death.

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NXdPM TIL lionesses can receive birth control implants. Zoos do this so the lions can be social in their pride without the risk of cubs.
XEe18 TIL that Northeast Greenland National Park is bigger than all but 29 countries in the world featuring 5000 - 15,000 Musk Oxen and no permanent human population.
lorX1 TIL that there is a law to ensure that every village in France has to sell bread and that until recently, French bakers has to coordinate their holiday plans to make sure there would be no shortages.
VlaQ TIL At Harvard, Neil Degrasse Tyson was criticized by a fellow African American economist major who told him that “Blacks in America do not have the luxury of your intellectual talents being spent on astrophysics”.
4kb9o TIL that sugar doesn’t directly cause hyperactivity in children. Instead, the excitement around treats, the setting (like parties), and the expectations of parents and children play a bigger role in perceived energy boosts.