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TIL between 1973 and 2011, sperm counts have declined by 50-60% among men from North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand

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Jeej TIL in ‘92, a ship from China lost 29,000 rubber ducks in the Pacific Ocean. After some washed ashore in Alaska, oceanographers started tracking their progress to learn about ocean currents. Ducks were found in Asia, Australia, the Americas, even Europe. Some were frozen in the Arctic for 15 years.
ANaQa TIL clinical obesity is considered so beautiful in sub-Saharan Africa that people use drugs to gain more weight.
lNpN TIL lime is poisonous to dogs
epRW5 TIL In Batman Returns the bird Michelle Pfeiffer puts in her mouth to tease The Penguin was a real bird. No SFX. They did it in one take.
lrG7 Til one man was almost solely responsible for the creation of NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, LFO, O-town, and the career of Aaron Carter. He died last year in prison serving a 25 year sentence for money laundering.