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TIL about the viscacha, they are two genuses of rodents in the chinchilla family that has convergently evolved to resemble rabbits.

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AD8rd TIL about Bridger Walker who saved his little sister from a vicious dog attack, stating, “If someone had to die, I thought it should be me,”. After his heroic act he was crowned heavyweight world champion by the World Boxing Council for a day. nsfw.
9w7NQ TIL the US suicide rate has risen steadily over the past 18 years and in 2022 (14.3 per 100,000 people) it reached its highest point since 1941 (15 per 100,000).
6EBRJ TIL Robert Redford is the founder of Sundance film festival, and Avengers Endgame is the last time we will see him on screen
OoBnR TIL Queen Elizabeth II is the only living head of state to have served in World War II
jdla TIL that when Harald Bohr (brother of Niels Bohr), noted Danish mathematician & footballer, defended his doctoral thesis the audience consisted of more football fans than mathematicians.