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TIL: Conflict in Sudan generated that 15 million people are experiencing acute food insecurity

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KOZRB TIL a sperm whale’s “click” is the loudest sound produced by any animal and it has an identifying dialect. They aren’t born with different vocal chords but acquire their dialects from one another in the same way you or I might taken on our parents’ accent
9wE6 TIL that in California and 3 other US states, “Ladie’s Night” are against the law because they are considered “gender discrimination
p8vJp TIL The inventor of the PSA test, taken by over 30 million American men yearly to detect prostate cancer, called it a "profit-driven public health disaster". He also stated that the test is "hardly more effective than a coin toss".
EoaP TIL that CAPTCHA is an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”
jNElE TIL before she became a world famous chef, Julia Child worked as a spy for the Allies during WWII. She also invented shark repellent.