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TIL there are towns in Pennsylvania named Paradise, Fertility, Blue Ball, and Intercourse

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R5pXj TIL In three consecutive days of June 2021, Lytton broke the all-time record for Canada's highest temperature, ending at 49.6 °C (121.3 °F) on June 29. This is the highest temperature ever recorded north of 45°N and higher than the all-time records for Europe and South America.
6RK8 TIL A WWII messenger pigeon named GI Joe was awarded a bravery medal for “Making the 20 mile flight from British 10th Army HQ, in the same number of minutes … just in time to save the lives of at least 100 Allied soldiers” 31 other pigeons have been awarded for bravery during service.
16nnP TIL a study showed evidence that postmenopausal orcas protect their sons from fighting other orcas, while similar behavior was not observed towards their daughters. Analysis of nearly 7K pics taken over almost 50 yrs, concluded the effect of fewer socially inflicted scars only existed on their sons.
QJdbL TIL Jay-Z and Busta Rhymes went to the same school and once had a rap battle with each other in the cafeteria.According to an interview with MTV, Busta Rhymes competed with Jay-Z and lost to him. Jay-Z was apparently better than him at that time and Busta was soon out of breath.
VJjD TIL there is a long-standing and heated territorial dispute between Canada and Denmark over an uninhabited island. Interestingly, if the island is split in half as recently proposed, it would double the number of land borders of each country.