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TIL 80% of lightning strike victims are male.

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0wEbM TIL Rabbits can smell their dead relatives in the feces of predators
a8OxL TIL botanically speaking, corn is a fruit as it is produced from the flower or the ovary of the corn plant. But because of the way it is eaten, it is often classified as either grain or vegetable.
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