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TIL there's only 2 individuals left of the world's largest freshwater turtle - the Yangtze giant softshell

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WQZX TIL that hollow point bullets are banned from use in small arms during war by NATO.
nDXW TIL that the first all-black regiment to fight in WWI was given the name “Harlem Hellfighters” by their German enemies who noted their ferocity. Their French allies, who fought alongside them when other Americans would not, called them “Men of Bronze”
VMKM8 TIL Playboy Magazine is now published quarterly instead of twelve times a year and updated its slogan from “Entertainment for Men” to “Entertainment for All". The company’s licensed products — from shampoo to backpacks — bring in over $1 billion annually
ne7Qd TIL You are 10 times more likely to get bitten by a New Yorker than a shark.
oRZ0E TIL: British-based firm Reckitt Benckiser admitted in 2016 that it sold a humidifier disinfectant that killed about 100 people in South Korea. They withdrew their product after South Korean authorities suggested a link between chemicals to sterilise humidifiers and lung conditions in 2011.