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TIL to date, we have only explored 5% of the sea.

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j6jrj TIL that when elephants die of old age it's because they have lost their last set of molars, can't eat and die of starvation.
VBgXQ TIL while a Cat’s purring mostly remains a mystery; researchers have observed that the tonal frequency of their inhale/exhale patterns are unchanged, & have been observed to be a cat’s attempt to heal itself or another bonded creature
woElJ TIL that in order to settle their long standing border dispute Benin and Burkina Faso declared in 2008 that the ~68 km2 area of Koalou/Kourou would belong to neither country. Making it one of the worlds few unclaimed territories.
9YdDM TIL that Picasso would carry around a revolver loaded with blanks and fire at people inquiring about the meaning of his paintings, his theory of aesthetics, or those he simply found to be dull.
9axB TIL of Forgetmenot whose superpower is that everyone forgets about him even machines. he also been one of the original members of the X-Men its just that they forget about him