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TIL Koalas spend 99% of their time eating and sleeping, the other 1% is spent searching for a mate, where they wander around aimlessly until they find one. If they don’t find one eventually they give up and just go back to sleep

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x65Kw TIL Georgy Zhukov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, was an avid fisherman in his retirement. When President Eisenhower, who considered him the most instrumental Allied leader in Hitler's defeat, learned this he had him sent a set of fishing tackle. Zhukov used it exclusively, for the rest of his life.
awdNA TIL that Oak Bluffs on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, has been a traditional summer destination to upper class African-Americans for over a century. Though many had lived and worked in the area as early as the 1600s, by the late 1800s it had developed into an exclusive resort town.
b6JXN TIL Contrary to popular belief, cities in the U.S. are significantly safer than small towns
JYlZl TIL Muhammad Ali was a guest referee at the first WrestleMania. The match was Hulk Hogan, and Mr. T against "Rowdy" Roddy Piper and "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff. Midway through the match, all four men began brawling in the ring, and Muhammad Ali punched Piper in an attempt to restore order.
1GkD TIL that all the domestic cattle today descended from a single group of 80 Aurochs (a type of cattle hunted to extinction by early humans).