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TIL Men produce around 1,500 sperm - per second
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TIL after Myers had completed providing the voice for Shrek, and after an rough cut of the film, he asked to re-record all of his lines in a Scottish accent. It was so good they took $4m worth of animation out and did it again.
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TIL Prince has a huge stash of unreleased records and fully complete videos.
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TIL in 1621 the Dutch hired Japanese mercenaries to murder 40 inhabitants of Bandaneira Island, a lucrative source of nutmeg. Of the 12,000-15,000 residents all but 1,000 were killed or forced to leave the island as the Dutch created a nutmeg monopoly.
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TIL There is a whale called 52 Blue that only sings at their frequency meaning it can’t communicate with other whales. It is nicknamed the loneliest whale on the planet.
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TIL Female humans, pilot whales and killer whales are unique among animals: they are the only three mammals known to undergo menopause. This allows them to help their children survive into adulthood and—if they’re lucky—to act as grandmothers to the next generation.