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TIL Elephants are compassionate toward the weak and altruistic toward other species

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oRx6L TIL on iOS, you can hold down the 0 key and it you can select the degree (°) symbol!
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M7LQW TIL In 1609 the Kingdom Of Spain expelled hundreds of thousands of Moriscos, people of muslim ancestry who had converted to christianity, partialy because of a racial doctrine called "purity of blood". In some regions over 30% of the total population were expelled, devastating the local economy
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GYleg TIL that in 24% of all cases studied where dogs were left alone with their dead owners, the dogs began eating their masters in under 24 hours - even when dog food was available