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TIL that Humans, Killer whales, Narwhals, and a few other types of toothed whales are the only mammal species known to undergo menopause

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Nmge TIL Any statistic along the lines of “the top X people have the same amount of wealth as the bottom Y people” is misleading due to the massive amount of people who have a negative net worth.
loRGN TIL that wild parrots lived in the eastern United States until 1918. The Carolina parakeet was a colorful, but poisonous bird that was native to areas as far east as the Atlantic coast, and as far north as Wisconsin.
oBLJA TIL of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish-French swimmer who held the 200m men’s breaststroke record, was deported to Auschwitz where his wife and daughter were murdered, yet came back to compete in the 1948 London Olympics
JY7vl TILL That Winifer Fernandez was named #7 by the Salvadorian newspaper El Mundo among the 10 most beautiful and coveted athletes in the world. She reacted expressing that is a honor and a compliment for the Dominican women, but that she would like to be remembered for her playing skills.
D14WP TIL that when Sean Connery dated Julie Hamilton, she originally wasn't attracted to him until she saw him in a kilt, declaring him to be the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen in her life.