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TIL 75% of all tornadoes happen within the United States

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Y7exA TIL during the Falklands War the British Navy mistook whales for submarines and torpedoed them, killing three
OomM7 TIL Chester Cheetah wasn't the original mascot for Cheetos. Instead it was a mouse simply named the Cheetos Mouse, as it was decided a mouse would be the perfect pick since mice love cheese. It wasn't until 1986 when Chester Cheetah came along and Cheetos Mouse faded to obscurity.
aMbZ TIL When Roman Emperor Nero’s wife died, he found a boy looking like her, removed his testicles and had Him appear in public as his wife.
R7wVa TIL Huge warthog getting "spa treatment" from mongooses in win-win symbiotic relationship called mutualism. Warthogs living in Uganda have learned to rid themselves of annoying ticks by seeking out the grooming services of some accommodating neighbors: a group of mongooses looking for snacks.
GAexg TIL on average, women who are raised without a father experience puberty 3 months earlier.