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TIL Orca whales have very large and developed brains - they can communicate in different dialects, feel a wide range of emotions, and they have shown self-awareness.

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ANKbB TIL 40% of HPV related cancers occur in men.
wLbj1 TIL two tribes of chimpanzees were observed to have engaged in a four year civil war. The war consisted of separatists from an existing chimp tribe. The chimps engaged in cannibalism & they fought over territorial gains. The result ended in the complete decimation of the separatists chimpanzees.
Y7x6d TIL about the surgical procedure hymenoplasty, which restores or repairs the hymen. It’s most often used by women living in cultures where it’s existence or nonexistence can be the difference between shaming, ostracism and in some cases death
ZpGAo TIL in the 1970s Gerber attempted to market "adult baby food" to college students and other young adults.
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