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TIL male dolphins will kill baby dolphins of another father so that the female will be available to mate with them.

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nevVB TIL that not only did camels used to roam the arctic, but they actually originated from North America
xVBOk TIL In 1828, 40-year-old artist Sarah Goodridge painted a miniature portrait of her own breasts imbued with a "paleness and buoyancy" and gave it to a U.S. Senator she may have wanted to marry. His family kept it for over 50 years and it now hangs at the Met Museum.
9wZD7 TIL At the Chicago World's Fair in 1933/34 there was a Midget Village, entirely populated by little people who acted as village guards, police, firefighters, servers and entertainers.
1abdD TIL a statue of shirtless Abe Lincoln has been in the LA Federal Courthouse since 1939. He's 8 feet tall, muscular, shoeless, and is holding a book while tugging down his waistband.
neXOB TIL Earl Tupper, Inventor and founder of the Tupperware Company, Sold his ownership interest, bought himself an island in Costa Rica, and gave up his U.S. citizenship to avoid taxes.