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TIL Killer whales go through menopause. In fact Killer whales, humans and short-finned pilot whales are the only known species to lose the ability to have children, but continue living for decades after.

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J1AB8 TIL Roald Dahl attributed his creativity to a head injury he sustained after crashing his plane during WW2.