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TIL that during China's one child policy, most girls were simply not reported to officials, rather than killed/aborted. As many as 25 million unreported females may exist.

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7rpWL TIL of Stoffel—a Honey Badger in a South African wildlife center who’s escaped his enclosure twice to fight the lions in the exhibit beside his, built towers out of rocks and sticks to climb over his wall, and, when introduced with a mate, stood on her head to unlock the gate and get out once again.
Kmn4 TIL in 1989, there was a video game called “Holy Diver” developed in Japan but never released in America. The year is 666, and Randy, son of 16th Crimson Emperor Ronnie and raised by his faithful servant Ozzy has to defeat the Black Slayer.
0E4L TIL that the Tensor Tympani muscle in the ear is what makes that low rumbling sound you hear when you bite down very hard or close your eyes very hard
rrrx TIL that “Blood Avocados” are a thing. And that buying Avocados from Mexico likely funds the extremely violent Cartels
1aGlW TIL that the iconic THX sound that plays before trailers isn't actually very loud, it just feels loud because it contains a spectrum of frequencies that go from low to high.