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TIL that Manta Rays live in groups of friends that are not necessarily family, a behavior very rare in nature

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Q8dE TIL: Lions with black manes are alpha males. A dark-maned lion’s testosterone levels are higher than the levels in other males, his cubs are more likely to survive, and he is more likely to recover from wounds. Lionesses prefer a dark-maned mate.
Rpa9 TIL that Pokémon is the second most successful video-game series in the world behind only Mario.
YpvEd TIL Balto, the Alaskan sled dog, was sold into the L.A. Vaudeville circuit after his 1925 serum run. A Cleveland businessman saved him from his showbiz squalor and Balto retired at the Cleveland Zoo. Since his death, was taxidermied and is on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Eg05d TIL the male member of Boney M died on the same date and in the same city as Rasputin, the subject/title of the groups international hit.
wpJ6 TIL that Adblock Plus actually makes money from ads: They charge companies to whitelist their ads