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TIL Te-Ahu-Po'o Means "The Place of Skulls"

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9wYp6 TIL that the Creatonotos gangis moth spreads pheromones using long appendages called hair-pencils.
LArd TIL that an estimated 2 million German women were raped during the later part of WWII. The majority of the rapes took place in the Soviet occupation zone. This is considered by some to be the “greatest phenomenon of mass rape in history”.
KYOA6 TIL: Female binturong are one of the few mammals with the ability to delay implantation after mating. It is called embryonic diapause and means that she can control the timing of her pregnancy to take place when environmental conditions are favourable. Binturong have a litter of 3-6 young.
0wgZ5 TIL only one woman has been awarded the Medal Of Honor. It was subsequently taken away from her & then 60 years later, it was posthumously given back. Mary was a women’s right activist & was once arrested for “impersonating” a man by wearing pants.
x660 TIL You can buy a 5lb bag of shredded US currency from the government, containing approximately $10,000 worth of shredded money. It costs $45.