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TIL that some infinities are larger than others
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TIL Ladybugs are extremely promiscuous, and as a result have rampant STD'S
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TIL Harold Russell is the only actor to win two Academy Awards for the same role. Russel lost his hands during the Second World War and played Homer Parrish in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), he was awarded Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar for bringing comfort to disabled veterans.
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TIL The Phoenix Zoo and the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society of London (now Fauna and Flora International), with financial help from the World Wildlife Fund, are credited with saving the Arabian oryx from extinction.Starting with 9 animals and now estimated more than 8,000 Arabian oryx's.
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TIL That the US Government invented the internet. The internet got its start in the United States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War. For years, scientists and researchers used it to communicate and share data with one another
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TIL that during World War II, the British Royal Navy used specially trained dolphins to detect underwater mines and enemy submarines.