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TIL that Neanderthals ate dolphins and horses

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v1AyK TIL that the reason Yukon Cornelius keeps licking his ax in the "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" special is because he's looking for peppermint. The scene explaining that was deleted.
kOyne TIL that one millilitre of sea water can contain up to ten million virus particles. That volume of sea water may also contain a million bacteria whereas sea sediment and soil can contain up to a billion virus particles per cubic centimetre.
m1lY TIL Scientists have been working on possibly cloning a Neanderthal questioning the risks of putting it into our environment and the workarounds.
WeNB TIL since many female insects mate just once in their lives, insect populations can be controlled by releasing swarms of sterile males into the wild; the females mate with them, never have babies, and die. The method has eradicated populations of dangerous insects in several regions.
p80G TIL Dueling (til death) is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors