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TIL both male and female reindeer grow antlers, and shed them each year. For Rudolph to have antlers in late December, some argue he/she would have to be female since males do not retain theirs that late into the year.

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oB1x8 TIL there's enough iron in the Earth to construct 2 Million Death Stars.
5VL58 TIL about Kalachi, Kazakhstan, a village plagued by a mysterious 'sleeping sickness' that caused residents to fall asleep for days at a time. Scientists eventually linked it to carbon monoxide poisoning from a nearby abandoned uranium mine.
LK1v TIL that an Artificial Intelligence turned $20 into $11,000 by gambling
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41Lg TIL, Stella Lieback, the woman who sued McDonald’s over split hot coffee was 79 at the time, suffered 3rd degree burns and spent over a week in the hospital requiring skin grafts and other treatments. She only sued McDonalds so they could cover all medical expenses, they offered a paltry $800.