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TIL alpha/beta wolves don’t exist in the wild, a misconception due to observing those raised in captivity

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YpvZG TIL of Wolf Cave aka Susiluola, a cave in Finland claiming to have evidence of Neanderthals pre Ice Age. The only known evidence in Nordic countries.
kJ87e TIL that in The Super Fight simulation filmed between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali, there were two versions (North America and European). Marciano won in the first one and Ali in the second.
GlkJ TIL that for one day in 2008 there was an app in the App Store that cost $999.99 USD and did nothing. 8 people bought it.
x6b0B TIL about tiny freshwater crustaceans found in the desert such as 'fairy shrimp' whose eggs lay dormant for up to 7 years until conditions are right, surviving extreme heat, cold and drought. They live in temporary bodies of water known as ephemeral pools such as rain puddles and seasonal wetlands.
wQA1 TIL for each new film, a movie is set up as its own corporation, the entire point of which is to lose money. This is so actors, writers, and other individuals who are promised a share of the profits actually earn nothing since the movie, as a corporation, technically lost money.