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TIL that castrated lions often have little to no mane due to low testosterone

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d8gy8 TIL The Anti-Masonic Party, was the first third party in the United States. The party was founded in the aftermath of the disappearance of William Morgan, a former Mason who had ultimately become a prominent critic of the Masonic organization.
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