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TIL It's not clear who owns/uses the largest yacht in the world. The Azzam is officially a charter boat, which are exempt to European property tax, but does not offer charters.

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grWMA TIL Zoo´s have an instant kill list in case of a mass escape. At the top of the list is the Chimpanzee, because they are known to hunt other primates.
7KJO TIL of the “Turnspit Dog” a now extinct dog that was short-legged, long-bodied and bred to run on a wheel that would turn meat over a fire. They were also used as foot warmers in church and Queen Victoria kept retired turnspit dogs as pets.
RLrQ TIL that an Australian man named James Harrison was found to have an unusual plasma composition in his blood that has been used to make a treatment for Rhesus disease. He has made over 1000 donations throughout his lifetime, and these donations are estimated to have saved over two million lives.
jKPE TIL Dolphins deliberately ‘get high’ on puffer fish nerve toxins, chewing and passing them around.
E1mrP TIL - hares are Jack and Jills. Male hares are called Jacks and females are called Jills.