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TIL That according to scientists the South China Tiger is "functionally extinct" as one has not been spotted in the wild for over 25 Years, however a banker known as Stuart Bray has 19 of them held in captivity at the Laohu Valley Reserve in South Africa.

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4kM7N TIL of the Military-First Girls, a Japanese all-women fan club of the Moranbong Band, a North Korean girl group. In an interview the club's leader said: "Just like how there are women who like K-pop and Taylor Swift, we just love North Korean culture."
1a7a4 TIL that Reese's Hearts have the highest percentage of peanut butter per cup.
ne1oo TIL that in 1959 the U.S. Navy submarine USS Barbero used a nuclear capable SSM-N-8 "Regulus" cruise missile to deliver mail
VMOxp TIL about Georgia Ann Robinson. The first African-American policewoman with the LAPD. In 1919, she was officially appointed to a position of police officer. After having joined as a volunteer in 1916 during WWI.
Ax7g TIL that a star was discovered whose center is an enormous diamond, of 10 billion trillion trillion carats; astronomers called the diamond star “Lucy”